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The Middle East is ripe for a scientific revolution

The Middle East is ripe for a scientific revolution

The Arab Spring puts the Middle East in a position to become a scientific powerhouse, but it needs help, says Ahmed Zewail, US science envoy to the region

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How to be happy: What is happiness anyway?

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How to be happy: What is happiness anyway?

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Conservation and farming must learn to live together

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Conservation and farming must learn to live together

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Say no to uranium mining in the Grand Canyon

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Say no to uranium mining in the Grand Canyon

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The fight for a fair libel law in England is not over

The fight for a fair libel law in England is not over

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Don't let polio eradication slip away again

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Don't let polio eradication slip away again

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Banking cheats will always prosper

Life

Banking cheats will always prosper

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Tokyo geophysicist: my earthquake diary

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Removing bodies from display is nonsense

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Removing bodies from display is nonsense

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The internet is a tyrant's friend

Technology

The internet is a tyrant's friend

In our rush to celebrate the democratising power of the internet we have forgotten that it can also be a tool for repression, says Evgeny Morozov

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A country with no time for climate change scepticism

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Physics

Tevatron closure: There's life in the old dog yet

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Life

Looking for life on Mars? Try the salty bits

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Earth

Let's take better care of our rare earth elements

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