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Humans

A tale of two heads

What do our heads and brains have in common with the anatomy of a fruit fly? The answer lies in mysterious bumps that appear in the developing nervous systems of human embryos

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Sun sets over Silicon Valley: As Britain worries how to exploit its expertise, policy makers should take to heart the lessons of the US where desperate measures may not save the high-technology sector

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Can old reactors take the strain?: The world’s nuclear powerstations risk becoming brittle as they age faster than expected. As Westernengineers try to understand how, they are turning to Russia for practicalhelp in giving their oldest stations a new leas

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Technology

Playing to win

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Can they do science?: There are more than 100 000 disabled scientists and engineers working worldwide. Computer technology is helping to break down barriers

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The thinking machine’s guide to computing: When a group of renegade researchers decided to build a machine that could reason, they did not expect to take on the computing industry. Now they are part of the establishment

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A shanty town that’s here to stay

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The cost of clean blood: Donated blood is still a significant source of HIV infection in developing countries. Although cheap and simple tests are now available, the resources to buy them are not

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Surveying the options: Can a nation’s mappers do a proper job without government support? David Rhind thought they could, but that was before he became the head of the Ordnance Survey

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Trees to fuel Africa’s fires

Trees are a vital source of firewood in rural Africa, but the wrong ones turn savannas into desert

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A trip into the unknown

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Not all fun at the fair: Many people face serious injury at funfairs this bank holiday weekend. The government’s safety inspectors want tougher rules to control the way fairground equipment is designed to thrill

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Licensed to thrill: Human frailty rather than engineering expertise, it seems, limits the design of modern rollercoasters. But they are still becoming bigger and more daring

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Can exercise damage your health?

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