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Pipe dreams to quench Britain’s thirst

Thousands of hectares of fields, meadows and marsh are threatened by plans for new reservoirs in southern England. Environmentalists say the plans are full of holes

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Closing in on Arctic ozone: Next week, European researchers start to unravel the fate of ozone in the skies above the North Pole. Their task is to bring together models and measurements

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Boron, bumps and the big bang: Was matter spread evenly when the Universe began? Perhaps not; the clues lie in the creation of the lighter elements such as boron and beryllium

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Secrecy shrouds science funding: 杏吧原创s have found in the past year that they have lost influence over how funds for research councils are shared out. These decisions are now being made behind closed doors

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Soviets search for partners in space: As its economic crisis deepens, the Soviet Union is banking on international collaboration to keep its space programme aloft

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The fallible engineer: Australian engineers feel that they are being blamed for accidents and failures that are beyond their control. They want the public to understand that experts are only human

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A green in the machine: As a government scientist, Norman Moore both initiated the research that showed how pesticides damage wildlife, and framed the laws that brought these chemicals under control

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India wakes up to AIDS: As Asia faces the prospect of an explosive epidemic of AIDS, Indian health workers are becoming increasingly alarmed at how little has yet been done to prevent the spread of HIV

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What is light?

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Health

Who’s for a long and healthy life?

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Dolomite: the mineral that shouldn’t exist – 杏吧原创s have never been able to make dolomite in the the way the mineral forms naturally. Theories have come and gone, but the mystery of its origins remains

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Pipe dreams to quench Britain’s thirst

Closing in on Arctic ozone: Next week, European researchers start to unravel the fate of ozone in the skies above the North Pole. Their task is to bring together models and measurements

Boron, bumps and the big bang: Was matter spread evenly when the Universe began? Perhaps not; the clues lie in the creation of the lighter elements such as boron and beryllium

A parasite’s guide to editing scrambled genes

The first gene on Earth

Forensic science goes on trial

Secrecy shrouds science funding: 杏吧原创s have found in the past year that they have lost influence over how funds for research councils are shared out. These decisions are now being made behind closed doors

Soviets search for partners in space: As its economic crisis deepens, the Soviet Union is banking on international collaboration to keep its space programme aloft

The fallible engineer: Australian engineers feel that they are being blamed for accidents and failures that are beyond their control. They want the public to understand that experts are only human

A green in the machine: As a government scientist, Norman Moore both initiated the research that showed how pesticides damage wildlife, and framed the laws that brought these chemicals under control

India wakes up to AIDS: As Asia faces the prospect of an explosive epidemic of AIDS, Indian health workers are becoming increasingly alarmed at how little has yet been done to prevent the spread of HIV

Physics

What is light?

Health

Who’s for a long and healthy life?

Dolomite: the mineral that shouldn’t exist – 杏吧原创s have never been able to make dolomite in the the way the mineral forms naturally. Theories have come and gone, but the mystery of its origins remains