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Physics

The cosmos 鈥� before the big bang

Technology

Underwater weapons 鈥� the next wave

Earth

Oxygen 鈥� the breath of life

Earth

Balancing boulders with a shaky past

Table of contents

News

Earth

Saudis blocking reductions in fossil-fuel consumption

Saudi Arabia's tactics at recent climate change negotiations have been called into question

Earth

New bioplastic is boil-proof too

Health

Alert over transplant virus in Australia

Earth

Upper oceans are warming after all

Life

New Earth-like planet could be perfect home from home

60 Seconds

Health

US imposes limited abortion ban

Health

Lethal injection drugs ‘unreliable’

Health

Babies overfed to meet flawed ideal

Physics

Particle physicist takes on Newton and Einstein

Soundbites

Earth

New Orleans goes to ‘levee school’

Life

The handy guide to shark body language

Technology

Chemical weapons still causing concern

This week 50 years ago

Earth

A good home environment boosts birds’ morale

Health

New drugs test could have addicts sweating

Earth

Weed-friendly GM crops can help the environment

Health

New drug overrides ‘nonsense’ mutations

Earth

Chimps’ cooperation extends beyond the family

Earth

Concerns over synthetic fragrances in breast milk

Physics

Dark mappers take a gamma-ray view

Physics

Head researchers turn their attention to beer

Health

Does circumcision harm your sex life?

Technology

Gizmo

Technology

TV could show soldiers the way home

Earth

Online game takes you into the wild 鈥� virtually

Health

Hope in sight for bionic eyes

Earth

Alien stowaways are potentially disastrous

Technology

Gecko-inspired suit could have you climbing the wall

Technology

Buildings could save energy by spying on inhabitants

Opinion

Life

Editorial: Wrong guns in the wrong hands?

In the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, attention is again focusing on the guns freely available to US citizens

Technology

Editorial: Banning the bombs works

Health

Doctors should say no to free lunches

Health

Interview: The president’s doctor

Health

Perspectives: The biggest flop of all

Analysis

Health

Warning signs on the road to a mass shooting

In the wake of the carnage wrought at Virginia Tech by Cho Seung-Hui, the obvious question is: why were the warning signs missed?

Features

Physics

The cosmos 鈥� before the big bang

New 杏吧原创 goes back to the very beginning of our universe to re-examine an age-old question

Technology

Underwater weapons 鈥� the next wave

Earth

Oxygen 鈥� the breath of life

Earth

Balancing boulders with a shaky past

More

Earth

The word: Marula

Being attractive to hungry elephants has its downside 鈥� the attention can result in severe damage and even death

Technology

The Unofficial Tourists’ Guide to Second Life, by Paul Carr and Graham Pond

The Sun Kings, by Stuart Clarke

Regulars

Feedback

This Week鈥檚 Letters

Bee plump

Frozen images

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