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Dark energy

The impossible puzzle

Set a bug to catch a bug

Studying pandas’ scent may help save them

The lost palms of Par谩

Table of contents

News

Recognising friend from foe

Unless the military changes its culture of blame, friendly fire accidents will continue

US in danger of breaking chemical weapons treaty

Nuke row runs on after clean-up ends

Soundbites

End of the trail for Polynesia’s star snails

Crabs saved from crazy ants

Stricken ships may get right to demand shelter

Dispatches

Can we halt the deadly lung virus outbreak?

Fears grow over ‘mad elk disease’

Heavenly atlas goes online

Get in touch with your soles

Nerve growth factor shows promise in Parkinson’s disease

Spills’ lethal legacy lives on

We hear that鈥�

Technology

Safety curtain in the sea

Technology

Bad vibes catch thieves

Technology

Defend your share

Fusion claims rock stem cell research

Delayed DNA repair raises safety fears

It’s vast, for a virus

Sperm get their kicks from lily of the valley

Middleweights join the black hole family

Injury puzzle solved

Physics

The results are in… and now it’s time to party

Physics

The spectre at the feast

A kinder way to kill cancer

Molecular daggers stab and kill pathogens

Knockout broccoli fights cancer

First cash transaction

Any drink will do

Extra tasty olive oil

Astronomers rein in horsehead nebula

Eggs found in testes

Environment

Lemur’s fossilised lunch

Opinion

A war like any other

Never be seduced by the lure of high-tech weaponry

A war for hearts and minds

Brave new world?

The word votive psychology

Humans

Westminster diary

Features

Dark energy

A mysterious energy is tearing the Universe apart 鈥� but watching stars explode may expose the culprit. Stephen Battersby joins the hunt

The impossible puzzle

Set a bug to catch a bug

Studying pandas’ scent may help save them

The lost palms of Par谩

More

The iceman goeth

A view from the Net

Evolution has its hangers on

Captain’s log

Perfect that offspring

Praise words

Purpose and elegance

Bricks and mortals

The Museum of the Mind by John Mack

Sun, surf and science

Regulars

This Week鈥檚 Letters

The last word

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22 February 2003