Space
Top 5 cosmic threats to life on Earth
Features
This week's magazine
16 July 2005
Issue 2508
Editor's picks
Table of contents
News
Life
9000-year-old man released
"Kennewick Man", an almost complete human skeleton, is finally released after being the centre of a legal tug of war for nine years
News
Big pharmaceuticals buy more influence than ever
News
Earth
Long stormy summer to come in US
News
Technology
Hands-free cellphones carry car crash risk too
News
Space
Shuttle crew to test puncture repair kits
News
Health
China denies bird flu research findings
News
60 Seconds
News
Health
European court bans ‘megadose’ supplements
News
Earth
The A-bomb: 60 years on, is the world any safer?
News
Technology
Cutting edge technology could reveal bombers
News
Earth
G8 deal good for Africa, falls short on climate
News
Health
Blood-pressure drugs could help fight flu
News
Life
Enigmatic fossils shed light on early evolution
News
Soundbites
News
Health
Petrol workers accident prone on drive home
News
Health
New pig vaccine kills brain invaders
News
Life
Sperm reveal hidden teamwork talents
News
Earth
Why big beasts vanished when Australians arrived
News
Physics
Nanowires may provide innards for quantum computers
News
Health
New drug improves attention and reactions
News
Health
Superbugs’ power lies in their colour
News
Physics
Do cosmic rays ever exceed the limit?
News
Health
‘Oestrogen soup’ linked to cancer
News
Life
Deep-sea fish lured by red-light district
News
Technology
Roaches get a robot buddy
News
Technology
Switching off TV transmitters, ready or not
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Technology
Europe says no to software patents
News
Technology
The power to follow your every move
News
Technology
Novel warhead may bust the deepest bunkers
News
Opinion
Earth
Editorial: G8 missed chance on climate change
The G8 communiqu茅 on climate change from Gleneagles last week was a disgrace 鈥� politicians must engage with curbing emissions
Opinion
Editorial: No winners in a nuclear arms race
Opinion
Healing London after terror attacks
Opinion
Life
Perspectives: Moved by the music
Opinion
Life
Interview: The darkest seduction
Opinion
Life
Conserving endangered species in a war zone
Opinion
Features
Space
Top 5 cosmic threats to life on Earth
With killer supernovae, giant clouds of choking dust and magnetic neutron stars all out to get us, Earth's white-knuckle ride is far from over
Features
Health
Leprosy: The plague that will not die
Features
Health
Brain-chilling chip to switch off seizures
Features
Earth
Histories: Now you see it, now you don’t
Features
More
Kiwis reach for higher fruit
It was a threat that struck fear into a nation. In May, New Zealand's prime minister was sent a letter warning that foot and mouth disease had been deliberately released on Waiheke Island, near Auckland. It turned out to be a hoax, but the threat underlined how heavily the country's economy relies on meat and dairy produce. The good news for researchers is that the government is committed to changing that, and is encouraging industries based on science and technology. In this two-page survey of the country, Emma Young has picked out the latest news, while on page 56 we explore a unique selling point that could tempt talent to New Zealand: the many successful independent researchers who work without any institutional ties.
Careers
Round Up
Careers
Time to go it alone?
Careers
