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‘Operational complacency’ led to missed nuclear leak
Plant operators at Sellafield in the UK took an astounding eight months to spot a massive leak of highly radioactive material, a board of inquiry reports
News
Earth
Colossal catfish caught and eaten in the Mekong river
News
Life
Too much TV is not that smart
News
Space
Has NASA struck oil on Titan?
News
Earth
Stark differences in African elephants’ fates
News
60 Seconds
News
Life
New dolphin species officially recognised
News
Health
Patent singles out Ashkenazi Jewish women
News
Life
Creationism special: A battle for science’s soul
News
Life
Creationism special: A sceptic’s guide to intelligent design
News
Life
Creationism special: Survival of the slickest
News
Space
Deep Impact strikes home
News
Life
Tasmanian devil’s bite is the kiss of death
News
Health
Bird flu may soon land in Europe and Australia
News
Earth
Sea life in peril as oceans turn acid
News
Life
America colonised 40,000 years ago
News
Earth
Gorilla deaths show tourists should keep their distance
News
Health
Leishmaniasis vaccine successful in dogs
News
Health
Anti-inflammatory drug may be ulcer free
News
Technology
Why computers are like the weather
News
Earth
China’s captive pandas in trouble
News
Physics
Space gas beats a maser rhythm
News
Health
Effective Parkinson’s treatment halted over safety fears
News
Earth
Shrinking lotus cut down in its prime
News
Technology
Supercomputing enigma
News
Technology
Why High-Definition TV will be transmitted in bits
News
Technology
Technology cannot stop suicide bombers
News
Technology
Webcrawling program completes crossword puzzles
News
Technology
Patents gagged in the name of national security
News
Earth
String, mud and bamboo make a quake-proof house
News
Earth
No escape for the oil slick cheats
News
Opinion
Life
Creationism against Darwinism? No contest
It is an unhappy time to be a Darwinist in the US, but it will take more than the thinly-disguised creationism, "intelligent design", to defeat evolutionary biology
Opinion
Health
Stop withholding tried and tested treatments
Opinion
Health
Interview: Water, water everywhere
Opinion
Features
Earth
Evolution: Blink and you’ll miss it
If you thought evolution was slow and gradual, think again. Humans may even be helping it along, as our activities force species to adapt or die
Features
Life
Music: The international language?
Features
Physics
Why stars go out in a blaze of glory
Features
Technology
Communication speed nears terminal velocity
Features
Technology
Histories: Napoleon’s crazy navy
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