Space
Illusions of a starry, starry night
Features
This week's magazine
4 June 2005
Issue 2502
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Earth
Nuclear plant closure may be premature
A Swedish nuclear plant closes, honouring a 1980 referendum to phase-out nuclear power 鈥� but in today's climate, only 10% of Swedes want it closed
News
Life
Cultural differences in stem cell research
News
Technology
Tracking a PC worm’s back to its source
News
Life
Mind-reading mums boost babies’ development
News
60 Seconds
News
Health
Hormone spray makes people more trusting
News
Earth
US dam plans rejected over wildlife concerns
News
Life
Gun violence may be infectious
News
Earth
Cities lead way to a greener planet
News
Health
Can Tamiflu save us from bird flu?
News
Soundbites
News
Health
Infant males affected by ‘gender-bending’ chemicals
News
Space
Comets may confuse the planet-hunters
News
Health
Secret to long life in lower protein and fat
News
Earth
New probe may silence climate sceptics
News
Physics
Mystery rays could be sign of cosmic strings
News
Life
Animal found harbouring plant gene
News
Life
Barriers to embryo testing go down
News
Health
Teeth brushing breaks up bacterial families
News
Earth
Plant hotspots in protection peril
News
Health
Ageing bladders do not become more wee
News
Health
Good tunes can ease surgery distress
News
Space
Jupiter’s porous potato-moon mystery
News
Physics
Wormhole travel 鈥� a risky proposition
News
Earth
El Ni帽o helped beetles beat invader
News
Health
This apple a day keeps the doctor further away
News
Technology
Pay up or the PC gets it
News
Technology
We, robots, will look after you
News
Technology
Flash memory chips to replace disc drives
News
Technology
Smell before you buy 鈥� over the internet
News
Technology
Introducing the Robomop
News
Technology
Invention
News
Health
See virtual worlds in the round
News
Technology
Fashion industry covets ‘iPod factor’
News
Opinion
Earth
Editorial: It pays to be green
President Bush must be bemused. He shields US industry from limits on greenhouse gas emissions but his cities pledge to meet Kyoto-style targets anyway
Opinion
Health
Editorial: Send in the bird flu inspectors
Opinion
Life
I am not a molecule
Opinion
Life
Animals and us: Forward to the revolution
Opinion
Life
Animals and us: It’s a dog’s life
Opinion
Life
Animals and us: Close encounters
Opinion
Life
Animals and us: Suspicious minds
Opinion
Life
Animals and us: Me and my pet
Opinion
Life
Animals and us: Practical passions
Opinion
Life
Animals and us: Our hypocrisy
Opinion
Life
Animals and us: Getting inside their heads
Opinion
