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Earth’s natural wealth: an audit

Life

Do animals have emotions?

Life

Ideas: the lifeblood of cities

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News

Earth

New nuclear facilities could be in your backyard

Governments in both the US and Britain are considering the most suitable locations for a new wave of nuclear reactors

Health

California set for stem cell bonanza

Health

Is the stand-off over bird flu virus over?

Earth

Wildlife will feel the heat of global warming

Health

Animal/human ‘cybrid’ embryos get the OK

60 Seconds

Life

Largest-ever shipwrecked treasure found off UK

Earth

Angry shareholders urge Exxon to get green

Earth

Firestorm from space wiped out prehistoric Americans

Physics

Do magnetic fields drive dark energy?

Soundbites

Health

Bugs struck down by ‘super-oxidised’ water

Health

Magnets may make the brain grow stronger

Earth

Hormones in the water devastate wild fish

Health

Super-antibodies fight off malaria

Humans

Ancient gene kit came in handy for limbs

This week 50 years ago

Life

Life could exist in a collapsing universe

Earth

Volcano’s swelling girth could pinpoint eruption

Health

Superpoison’s genetic blueprint is revealed

Health

Gene in the frame for autism

Earth

Have hurricanes met their match in El Ni帽o?

Physics

Solar wind becomes fractal when stormy

Health

How the brain can hear shapes

Physics

Congestion gives clue to black holes’ weight

Life

Singing whales like a big audience

Technology

Jet pilots can now fly in virtual formation

Life

Internet censorship on the rise

Life

New forensic technique points finger at smokers

Technology

Gizmo

Health

Technology casts disability in a different light

Technology

Noise keeps spooks out of the loop

Opinion

Health

Virus stand-off means we all lose

There's a dangerous tussle taking place over the ownership of bird flu virus 鈥� we could all suffer if vaccines are not developed before a pandemic

The creationist museum of misinformation

Life

Interview: The cosmos as canvas

Features

Earth

Earth’s natural wealth: an audit

We are using up the planet's minerals at an alarming rate 鈥� how long before they run out?

Life

Do animals have emotions?

Life

Ideas: the lifeblood of cities

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Technology

Snipers, Shills & Sharks: eBay and human behaviour by Ken Steiglitz

If you think eBay is just a matter of just placing your bid and paying up if you win, try this deft exploration of the 21st century auction room, says Mark Buchanan

Health

Cancer Activism: Gender, media and public policy by Karen Kedrowski and Marilyn Stine Sarow

Life

The word: Arribada

Wisdom of washing

Three-square

Career guidance from a top neuroscientist

Regulars

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This Week鈥檚 Letters

Why is it easier to drum with your fingers starting with the little finger?

If you shine a torch inside a box lined with mirrors, does the light bounce around forever?

Written in the sand 鈥� how did these patterns arise?

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