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The gritty problem of Moon dust

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News

Space

Race is on for lunar air prize

To win $250,000, just squeeze some oxygen out of moon dirt and let NASA know how you did it 鈥� it's the Moon Regolith Oxygen challenge

Health

Smallpox experiments come a step closer

Life

Two mates good for endangered parrots

Earth

Critic of GM organisms barred from Canada

Health

DNA pioneer may have genome sequenced

Space

US orbiting-armoury projects may persist

Health

Bird flu hits migrating geese

60 Seconds

Life

Double triumph in stem cell quest

Earth

Echoes of the tsunami quake

Life

Can embryo-screening for IVF justify the cost?

Soundbites

Earth

Tear up Kyoto or make it tougher?

Equal rights for all

To those that have…

Earth

Coffee trial survives insects, but not vandals

Health

Exposure to pesticides can cause Parkinson’s

Space

Voyager 1 reaches the edge of the solar system

Earth

Monkeys found in nick of time

Health

Low-dose aspirin may carry risks for elderly

Life

The burden of a lasting memory

Life

Earliest combatants in sexual contests revealed

Life

Same shade of blue for me and you

Life

Can taking the pill dull a woman’s desire forever?

Earth

Jurassic gas left oceans of algae

Earth

Ominous swelling at Antarctica’s icy heart

Technology

Testing times for composite flight

Technology

Sea Harrier jets land on autopilot

Technology

Wide-screen TVs made with cheap electronics

Life

Printing press spells out bugs’ behaviour

Technology

Why 911 callers are left hanging

Technology

Invention

Earth

Clean solvents are going for green

Opinion

Life

Editorial: Great expectations for embryonic stem cells

Hopes are high that the cells could work wonders repairing a wide range of tissue damage 鈥� if we knew how to get them

A vote for science

Life

Interview: Gardens in the sky

Humans

Washington diary

Features

Health

11 steps to a better brain

From smart drugs to brain-friendly diets and from bionic implants to the Mozart effect 鈥� follow New 杏吧原创's guide to maximising your brain's potential

Space

The gritty problem of Moon dust

Histories: Mary through the looking glass

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The Worlds of Herman Kahn by Sharon Ghamari-Tabrizi

Earth

Eight books exploring the ocean depths

Regulars

Feedback

This Week鈥檚 Letters

Job swap

Design flaw

Snow laughing matter

Living bath

Dump it in the mantle

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