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Elephants and the ivory tower

In the developed countries, the consensus is that the ivory trade must be banned if elephants are to survive - In the African bush, a growing number of people think a ban would lead to the end of the elephant.

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Botany breaks into the candy store: Plants are turning up trumps with an assortment of small, sugar-shaped molecules that may help not only to treat cancer and AIDS, but also to control insect pests

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Why stress gets on your nerves

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From the laws of thought to computer logic: To mark the 125th anniversary of George Boole’s death, we take a look at the influence of his ideas on logic, mathematics and computer science

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A modern conversion for a traditional laboratory

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Nuts to the desert: The Negev desert is the proving ground for a long-term research programme to develop juicy fruits and nutritious nuts for orchards in arid lands

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The importance of being emotional

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Keep the old piles standing:

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Geometry, shoemaking and the Milk Tray problem

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Parallel tracks to standard processing: Traditional computers that solve problems one step at a time are struggling to meet the demands made of them. We need machines with processors that can work in parallel. The problem is how to design a machine that

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Transports of blight

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Alaska has its fill of oil

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Malaria runs riot on Brazil’s wild frontier: The rapid loss of the rainforest is not the only problem facing the Amazon basin. Brazil is also suffering from a massive epidemic of malaria

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The rank and file members of the chess set

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