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Home thoughts from abroad: Oh, to be in Britain! Many of the scientists who have left for Europe and the US would like to come back. First, they told Mrs Thatcher this week, they need to feel wanted

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Fixing the nitrogen fixers

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The Sun should never set on GONG

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Watching the wobbling Sun: The Sun expands and contracts by a few tens of metres every five minutes or so. To measure these tiny vibrations, teams of astronomers have to watch continually around the globe

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The throwaway tail

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Cities against the seas

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Europe misses the picture: The electronics industry in Europe thought it could take on Japan over new television systems. For those aware of the past, the whole show seems to be yet another repeat

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Looking for trouble: Animals survive only by being vigilant for predators. How can we tell where an animal is looking and what it is looking for?

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You did it, didn’t you?: The police often argue that the tough ‘interviewing’ of suspects is the best way to extract the truth. But such strategies are exactly the sort to provoke false confessions

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Mind the bugs don’t bite

Most people in Britain think bedbugs are a thing of the past. But despite the demolition of rundown housing where infestations were common, there is growing evidence that these parasites are on the increase in some towns and cities

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Techniques to create the nonexistent / Computer sculpture

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Good vibrations from the stars: Our planet rings like a bell after a large earthquake. Stars can ring, too. Astronomers use these vibrations to probe stellar interiors and even estimate the age of the Universe

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Sculptures in the void: You can look, but you can’t touch. Computers and art meet to produce three-dimensional representations of sculptures that do not actually exist

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A unifying force for Third World science

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