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News
Earth
Flight fight over Grand Canyon noise pollution
A US environmental organisation is calling on Congress to end a two-decade fight over the Arizona landmark's airspace, and to curb 100-plus flights passing low overhead every day
Space
Can a former shuttle pilot put NASA back on track?
US climate bill takes shape
Space
Space shuttle releases upgraded Hubble
Health
Free Viagra for the unemployed, says Pfizer
Circus captivity is beastly for wild animals
Secret DNA tests outlawed in Germany
Environment
Primate ancestor, Back to black bees, and more…
Life
Harnessing science to create the ultimate warrior
Earth
Magma pulses may reveal Earth’s ‘heartbeat’
‘King and Paco will get some extra tuna tonight, that’s for sure’
Earth
Shellfish reefs are ‘most imperilled sea habitat’
Health
Europe may be blind to swine flu cases
Life
Mars robots may have destroyed evidence of life
Health
HIV vaccine turns muscle into antibody factories
Humans
Human pathogens threaten ancient cave art
Health
Extra gene fights cancer in Down’s
Environment
Venom is key to Komodo dragon’s killing power
Life
Taunted mockingbirds can tell human friend from foe
Earth
Chernobyl fallout could drive evolution of ‘space plants’
Earth
Mystery of frost flower growth explained
Health
Puberty gene sets our sexual clocks
Earth
‘Super-terminal’ raindrops break speed limit
Earth
Flood risk from Antarctic ice ‘overestimated’
Technology
Spying roboflies to get minicam eyes
Earth
Power-hungry gadgets must learn to diet
Earth
Sonic alarm saves marine mammals from ship strike
Health
Can airport technology halt a pandemic?
Technology
Sperm-like nanopropeller is smallest swimmer ever
Space
Space pioneers battle for greater freedom
Technology
Fake web traffic can hide secret chat
Opinion
Let’s hope we find the right kind of black hole
Astronomers should be closing in on the ultimate prize, a glimpse of that great gravitational monster we call a black hole
Health
Ignoring flu won’t make it go away
Is this the dawn of the super-soldier?
Mind
Comment: Get real, drug czars
Comment: Who wants to be a millionaire?
Viewfinder: Opinions from around the world
Earth
Growing biofuel without razing the rainforest
In praise of dualism
Features
Physics
The 10-year quest to take a picture of a black hole
You can't see a black hole directly, but you can see its shadow – and now vast telescopes are ready to get their first glimpse of the cosmic monster at the heart of our galaxy
Body burners: The forensics of fire
Technology
How much is your identity worth?
Earth
Rising sea levels: Survival tips from 5000 BC
More
Graduate Special: Help
No job, no money, no inspiration... you might as well take that gap year after all, right? Don't go buying the sun cream just yet; there are plenty of other things you could be doing to boost your chances of launching your perfect career
Graduate Special: Graduate S.O.S
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Graduate Special: Mock the geek
Graduate Special: Are you experienced?
Enigma Number 1546
Health
Review: The End of Overeating
Review: Newton and the Counterfeiter
Humans
Review: Bozo Sapiens
Review: Science: A four thousand year history by Patricia Fara
Humans
Review: How storytelling shaped humanity
Regulars
Yikes! These bits of wood are amazing!
This week's Feedback reveals how to improve Mahler with a plank, why unauthorised email use can make your feet hurt, and why 50.55 per cent of Australia's population has a double X karyotype