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The alien spotters

The plague dogs

Flight over Wall St

There’s a hole in my spacecraft 鈥� Just one slip could destroy a billion-dollar mission, or, worse, spell ahorrific end for some poor astrotechnician. Philip Chien reports on theperils of welding in space

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News

TB claims slammed as `dangerous’

TB researchers are furious with the WHO, who claim that the global tuberculosis epidemic could soon be brought under control

A good year for the kakapo

Nirex failure could sink Sellafield

Brain clot warning over cold cures

Add olive oil, lemon and a clove of garlic 鈥�

China unveils first bird’s feathered cousin

Data treaty could price scientists out of the market

Deer succumb to the stress of the chase

Foul farm air sickens workers and livestock

Missing module postpones space station launch

Europe spurns nuclear inspections

Pilots warned of `pancake’ gusts

Killer virus piles on the misery in Zaire

How will the Net’s cookies crumble?

Health squad

High and dry

Northern exposure

Accident fallout

Smokers’ dementia

Storm warning

Alien life claim

Ancient amber, modern DNA

Fighting for air 鈥� Dirty fuel is disabling even the best antipollution devices on cars andlorries. But the oil industry is reluctant to do anything about it

Science : Early wake-up call heralds longer, greener summers

Science : There is more to heredity than DNA

Science : Dynamic duo spin close to the edge

Science : Brain cells defy division rule

Science : Could drugs give proteins a quick fix?

Science : Game theory backs crackdown on petty crime

Science : Boozing flies expose `alcoholic genes’

Science : Sharp blow may burst glowing bubble theory

Technology

Technology : How to talk your way past US border guards

Technology

Technology : Radar homes in on wasted water

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Technology : A perfect recipe for the North Sea

Technology

Technology : Tough chemicals gobble their way through hospital waste

Technology

Technology : Gassy test spots killer cassava

Technology

Technology : Standards summit for digital video

Technology

Technology : Paper circuits fresh off the press

Technology

Technology : Marauding elephants feel the heat

Opinion

Editorial : Huntin’, shootin’, researchin’

Features

The alien spotters

If ET really is out there, someone should be listening. For a few thousand dollars, you too could join the search

The plague dogs

Flight over Wall St

There’s a hole in my spacecraft 鈥� Just one slip could destroy a billion-dollar mission, or, worse, spell ahorrific end for some poor astrotechnician. Philip Chien reports on theperils of welding in space

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Antipodes : Suspicion of the media remains an issue – Ian Lowe examines research on the communication of science

Review : Snakes I have known and loved

Review : Royal mess

Review : Nail them down

Review : Closely observed

Review : From big bang to big crunch

Review : Benchside reading

Review : Naked philosopher

Review : Lost in the post

Review : A sublime athlete hones his skills

Review : Atomic insider

Review : Smart thinking

Review : Venus, our heavenly twin

Review : Collected works

Bestsellers : from Washington

Forum : Healthy, wealthy and wise?

Forum : Who owns Einstein’s summerhouse? – Dan Charles stumbles on an international controversy on the edge of a German forest

Thistle diary : Phew, not a scorcher . . . again – More comment from Limboland by Tam Dalyell

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