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Chemical weapons feel the heat: The US and the USSR have reached the beginnings of an agreement to destroy their chemical weapons – Their move could lead to a worldwide ban
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Technology: Computers in cockpits breed pilot complacency
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Downgraded space station dismays US’s partners
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An expedition to Earth: Worries about the environment are pushing research into space. This time attention is not focused on distant planets. The idea is to take a long hard look at Earth itself
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Red planet in sight, Bush’s delight
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‘Poached’ paper challenges peer review process
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Technology
Technology: Search for the Moon’s secret water
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Technology
Technology: Space council may save the US’s hypersonic plane
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Science: Hydrogen becomes a metal under pressure
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Aromatics poison ocean in new oil spills
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Air authorities at odds over faulty engines
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Verification fears could stall START talks
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