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The American Association for the Advancement of Science: Secrecy under the ice frustrates global warming studies
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science: Genome scientists map out details of five-year plan
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science: Burning questions answered about red hot peppers
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science: Prehistoric people ‘ruined their own environment’
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science: Supernova pulsar was just a flash in the pan
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Nuclear safety – some like it hot: Nuclear power is not everyone’s favourite source of electricity. The nuclear industry is trying to convince dissenters that high-temperature, gas-cooled reactors could operate more safely and reliably than existing reac
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An ear to the sea
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Arms and the ban: Political leaders say they want to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The problem is to develop technology that will verify arms control treaties without upsetting the military chiefs
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Technology: Pentagon joins the race to build a brain
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Will these lands ne’er be clean?: For 40 years, the American bomb makers have been pouring nuclear waste into the ground beneath their factories – It will take at least 100 billion dollars to clear up the mess
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Technology: Defence cuts ground inter-city aircraft
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American officials size up European standards
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