Earth
Looming water crisis simply a management problem
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Life
Guantanamo prompts psychologists’ soul-searching
Interrogations taking place at the US military camp are leading some psychologists to question whether it is ethical for them to take part
News
Health
Merck catches more flak over painkiller
News
Health
Menstrual stem cells save mice limbs
News
Life
The mathematician inside all of us
News
Life
How bisexuality is passed on in the genes
News
Space
Cassini spacecraft pinpoints geysers on Saturn’s moon
News
Life
60 Seconds
News
Space
Georgian conflict threatens space station
News
Physics
Has dark matter’s telltale signature been spotted?
News
Soundbites
News
Health
First red blood cells grown in the lab
News
Earth
Psychologists rally to fight climate change
News
Space
Pluto controversy rages as planet debate continues
News
Health
Can we keep unsuitable staff out of anthrax labs?
News
Humans
Fast waters run deep for Olympic swimmers
News
Earth
Wrapping up the problem of broken light bulbs
News
Earth
Sewage could be vital to feeding the world
News
Life
Macaques make democratic decisions
News
Life
Gene for male infertility found
News
Health
Cocaine could help map the brain
News
Earth
Arctic’s grazing animals help global warming on its way
News
Space
Solar System cloud sends giant comet our way
News
Health
Craving fatty food? Blame it on childhood illness
News
Earth
Summer scorchers outpace global warming
News
Earth
Stone Age mass graves reveal green Sahara
News
Life
Are you aggressive? It shows in your face
News
Technology
Gizmo
News
Technology
Robotic arm stimulates muscles
News
Technology
Robot aircraft will ride thermals to save fuel
News
Technology
Special effects for your home movies
News
Technology
Surveillance made easy
News
Technology
How to stop a new type of heart attack
News
Space
Colour-changing skin keeps tiny spacecraft cool
News
Opinion
Health
Why the placebo effect is rewriting the medical rulebook
A patient's state of mind and their expectations of care have a more powerful effect on a treatment's efficacy than anyone thought
Opinion
Human embryonic stem cells show promise at last
Opinion
Comment: Beware the rise of high-tech medicine
Opinion
Life
Interview: Why praising your kid’s intelligence isn’t smart
Opinion
Comment: The seabed is one of the last frontiers on Earth
Opinion
Features
Earth
Looming water crisis simply a management problem
There's plenty to go round, so why is the world facing a water crisis, asks Jonathan Chenoweth
Features
Life
Dogs aren’t stupid wolves; they are much smarter
Features
Life
The power of the placebo effect
Features
Space
What would life be like on a two-star planet?
Features
Life
Blasts from the past: The Soviet ape-man scandal
Features
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Review: Sizzle: A global warming comedy directed by Randy Olson
This mockumentary could help scientists better engage the public in dialogue about climate change. That is, if they get the joke
Books & Arts
Review: The World in Six Songs, by Daniel J. Levitin
Books & Arts
Earth
Review: Seven Years to Save the Planet by Bill McGuire
Books & Arts
Review: Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic by Ingrid D. Rowland
Books & Arts
