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Proof of life

Weigh to go

Hear my voice

Deep heat

Life through X-ray eyes

Table of contents

News

US Air Force plans nuclear drones

Unmanned aircraft have proven their worth in recent conflicts. But is a nuclear version a step too far?

Journal editors agree to censor research papers

A sad farewell for Dolly the sheep, the world’s first cloned mammal

Hidden cloud layer revealed

Asteroid creeps up on the inside

Did exploding tyres bring down Columbia?

Pollutants do part-time cleaning job

Crayfish clones poised to invade European waters

Is undersea noise harming whales?

Earth

Iconic wildlife park criticised

Dispatches

Environment

Technology

Ecowar looms in the Pacific’s pristine waters

X-ray trick picks out tiny tumours

Mungo Man has his say on Australia’s first humans

Silicon chips go quantum

America’s bumper harvests will wither away if the temperature keeps rising

Technology

Cheating the ad men

Technology

Bleach lightning

Technology

Keep the pilot breathing

Oil and water do mix

Draining rice fields cuts greenhouse gas

Squirrels evolve as the world heats up

End computer rage with a manual that makes sense

Quake danger after heavy snow

Swiss gadget predicts risk of avalanches

Smooth space theory gets a bumpy ride

Penguin dads keep their fish fresh

Technology

Could icy carbon tubes replace transistors?

Technology

Not quite nano, but it’s hot

Asteroid hunt turns up a starry neighbour

Blinded by the light

Single-mindedly smart

Shocked into life

Prehistoric prize veg

Opinion

Disarm or else

Without the threat of force, UN weapons inspectors are powerless

Not good enough to eat

The greening of hate

The word galactic cannibalism

Humans

Washington diary

Features

Proof of life

We thought we had evidence that life on Earth emerged almost as soon as the planet was habitable, but now everything is up for grabs. Jon Copley investigates

Weigh to go

Hear my voice

Deep heat

Life through X-ray eyes

More

Caught on camera

Idol jottings

Indian heroes

Bacon, anyone?

Bestsellers – London

In the Beginning Was the Worm by Andrew Brown

Call it puppy love

Regulars

Feedback

This Week鈥檚 Letters

The last word

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