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Decoding antiquity: Eight scripts that still can’t be read

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Everything you always wanted to know about female ejaculation (but were afraid to ask)

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What string theory is really good for

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Brain-scrambling bugs could tackle mosquito plagues

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Explorers, don’t forget your inflatable cloak

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News

Health

Europe calls for earlier genetic tests on children

New guidelines on whether and when to carry out tests on children at risk of inherited disorders say that sooner is better 鈥� but the child's interest must come first

Health

Australia broadens testing for swine flu

Earth

Dirty secret of Vietnamese wildlife farms revealed

Earth

North Korea’s nuke test could have positive outcome

Reptiles in retreat, green monkeys, and more

Cancer drug makes fingerprints vanish

Life

Giant dinosaurs kept heads held high

Earth

Space storm caught slamming into Earth’s atmosphere

Life

Virtual fossils reveal how ancient creatures lived

Earth

Human fishing spree goes back 1000 years

‘Energy efficiency is not just low-hanging fruit; it is fruit that is lying on the ground’

Religions owe their success to suffering martyrs

Humans

Role of mirror neurons may need a rethink

Earth

Earth’s protective shield is stealing our air

Life

Long odds on space viruses seeding life

Health

Health workers may flee in pandemic panic

Humans

Sweet tooth drives tool use in chimpanzees

Earth

Temple timbers trace collapse of Mayan culture

Space

Yin-yang planet has phases like the moon

Earth

Falcon nest sites go back 2500 years

Earth

Earth’s ‘hum’ may reveal stormier climate

Earth

Starfish defy climate change gloom

Cancer drugs may help keep alcoholics on the wagon

Humans

How fear makes some things clear

Life

Genes help us make sweet music together

Earth

Oak barrels leave geographical signature in wine

Technology

‘Invisible phone’ lets you email while you walk

Life

Artificial sun gives salad its colour back

Earth

Alcohol makes autos more climate-friendly

Life

Phonecams could boost hunt for Mars life

Opinion

Thanks for the blast, North Korea

It may sound perverse, but the maverick nuclear state could have done us all a favour

Health

Will swine flu be like SARS?

Overselling Ida

Health

Comment: Swine flu spans the great divide

Humans

Why Ida fossil is not the missing link

Viewfinder: Opinions from around the world

Health

What you should know about chiropractic

Features

Life

Decoding antiquity: Eight scripts that still can’t be read

What do you do when you dig up an ancient inscription, but don't know what it means? New 杏吧原创 takes a tour of the world's tantalisingly undeciphered writings

Health

Everything you always wanted to know about female ejaculation (but were afraid to ask)

Physics

What string theory is really good for

Health

Brain-scrambling bugs could tackle mosquito plagues

Earth

Explorers, don’t forget your inflatable cloak

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