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The swords that had to die

Arthurian legend, Teutonic myths and even classical archaeology shed light on the prehistoric beliefs behind one of Britain's most mysterious wetland sites

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Storm warnings – can Britain meet the challenge?

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Physics

A long, long way to Waxahachie’s dream machine

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Technology

Crystal engineering 鈥� the natural way

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Science advice – an abuser’s guide: Most politicians claim that they recognise the value of advice from scientists and technologists. But is the advice worth anything when weighed in the scales of politics?

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Liming fails the acid test:

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The intricate wiring that lets us move: Studies of the complex nerve circuits in one part of the brain are beginning to reveal why people with Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases make bizarre movements

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Replicating the expert: What constitutes human skill? How can we devise computer programs that encapsulate such knowledge, with the aim of enhancing skills rather than replacing them? In Scandinavia, philosophy is being used to help to create ‘human-cent

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The rise and fall of Mount Etna: A volcano’s shape candetermine where on its slopes people are at the greatest risk from eruptionsof lava and ash. Monitoring and interpreting these subtle distortions hasproved worthwhile on Etna; the same techniques could

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Matrimony, mattresses and mites

Many allergies are caused by dust mites, which are ubiquitous denizens of our homes. But why do they seem to thrive especially in beds?

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Soviet energy . . . power and the people: Mikhail Gorbachovcelebrates five years as leader of the Soviet Union. His ambitious programmeof reform depends on an expansion of the country’s energy network 鈥� Anotheraspect of the economy’s revitalisation

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Microbes on the move

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Moldan’s new ministry

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The remaking of Czechoslovakian science: Since 1968, dissident scientists in Czechoslovakia have struggled to keep up their research. Now they have begun the mammoth task of reorganising their institutions

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