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News

Health

Chikungunya virus spreads to Europe

The recent outbreak of the virulent infection in Italy is being spread by warm weather and unusually high numbers of mosquitoes

Technology

Nuclear fusion project gets the green light

Health

TV viewing linked to attention problems in teens

Earth

Dog-walking scares away the local wildlife

Health

Cutting doctors’ hours has limited benefit for patients

Earth

Fisheries observers face increasing harassment

60 Seconds

Life

Report into massacre reveals Virginia Tech failings

Health

Low-cost personal DNA readings are on the way

Physics

‘Heretical’ cosmologist does away with the big bang

Soundbites

Health

Could Huntington’s mutation make people healthier?

Physics

Finally, a MAGIC test for string theory?

Earth

Climate change drove humans out of Africa

This week 50 years ago

Life

World’s livestock breeds need protection

Health

New drugs could spell quick fix for depression

Earth

Tsunami threat hangs over Bay of Bengal

Life

Discovered: The asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs

Earth

Rare birds may suffer from too many males

Earth

Oceans not safe from acid rain

Life

The first kiss can make or break a couple’s relationship

Life

Height-controlling gene is identified

Health

Overprotective brain may cause Alzheimer’s

Technology

Gizmo

Technology

Invisibility cloak turns you into ray of light

Technology

Computers learn to fly kites for renewable energy

Technology

Bandwidth could be a new online currency

Technology

Virtual reality will enhance real-world experiences

Technology

Cellphones could guide high-rise rescuers

Space

Cosmic ‘baby bouncer’ could tie astronauts to asteroids

Opinion

Space

Space exploration does not come cheap

It may seem expensive in the short term, but exploring space might one day pay back handsomely

Space

The battle for peace in space

Life

Interview: Bruce Parry, presenter of Tribe/Going Tribal

Features

Space

Confessions of an astronaut

Five-times NASA astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman relives his experiences of riding the shuttle into space

Health

Histories: The perils of X-ray hair removal

More

Space

50 years in space

Next month the space age turns 50. On 4 October 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 into orbit and transformed the world forever. Here we trace the changes it inspired, opening a chapter in the history of civilisation whose story is only now starting to unfold

Space

What is it about space that inspires you?

Space

Space travel: The DIY rocketeer’s guide

Space

How Sputnik changed the world

Space

Satellites and space debris

Space

Top 10 influential space thinkers

Life

Why humans must leave Earth

Life

Do you think humanity has a place in space?

Space

No business like space business

Space

Daring space rescues

Space

Engage the antimatter drive

How to shine as a 21st-century chemist

Regulars

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Pulling power

Wound licking

Shapely pear

How much force is required to stop the world spinning?

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1 September 2007