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Faces from the past: Evidence from fossils on the way our faces evolved gives new clues to the ancestry of modern humans and apes. We may be more ape-like than we think

The taste of tea: What’s in a cup of tea?

How chips build better lasers: Microchips packed with lasers operating at different wavelengths will improve optical computing and communications, although no one is quite sure how

Otze: the man who came in from the cold – For nearly three months, scientists have waited patiently to examine the body of a man preserved in ice for four millennia. By the end of January their wait should be over

Over the edge: stress and schizophrenia – Recent research suggests schizophrenia is a brain disease activated by stress, opening up new avenues of help for sufferers

Inside the mind of a monkey

Stay awake, stay alive: Every year, thousands of motorway accidents seem to be caused by drivers falling asleep. The problem is particularly acute at early morning and late afternoon

Mining with microbes: Extracting metals from low-grade ores is usually a tricky business, but some bacteria have no problems with it. The metal industry is using these tiny helpers to make their mines both green and profitable

Europe debates the ownership of life: In an attempt to harmonise laws across Europe, officials in Brussels are wrestling with the legal and moral issues of whether companies should have the right to patent life

The Universe through X-ray eyes: A satellite orbiting the Earth is gazing into space at wavelengths never observed before, peering into corners of the cosmos that other telescopes cannot reach

Lies, damned lies and British education: A passionate believer that statistics matter to society, Claus Moser has used his influence and expertise to urge educational reform

The first enzyme picture show: Biophysicists are exploiting the intense X-rays from synchrotrons to take a sequence of snapshots that show enzymes in action

Physics

Dicing with Mozart: Just as whimsical musicians in the 18th

Will America’s nuclear waste be laid to rest?: Tougher environmental laws in the US may leave the government with a nuclear waste ‘warehouse’ that it cannot use