Everything for nothing: Some audacious new physics based on the fluctuations of empty space may unify the forces of nature, explain why quantum theory works and where the Universe comes from
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Biology looks to yeast for genetic insights
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The all-conquering weed reveals its secrets
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Genetic markers put pigs on the map
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Life
Death on the steppe: The case of the frozen bison
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Why bricks have lift but cannot fly
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Physics
Flight of the Frisbee
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Britain and the human genome: As Americans with megabucks gear up to unravel the secrets of human genetics, can British scientists do anything useful with a relatively modest sum?
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Forest saviours follow in the footsteps of Gandhi
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Warriors of the woodlands: The summer of ecological discontent may be made inglorious if the ecowarriors of the US decide on violent confrontation with loggers to defend ancient forests
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Patents: Germany beats the language barrier
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Patents: Giving the nod
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Science: Miniature brains are wired more efficiently
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Science: Busy bacteria may reduce the risk of a runaway greenhouse
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Science: Biologists pioneer 'reverse genetics'
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Science: Synthetic molecule may stop spread of HIV
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Technology
Technology: Plastic trees may turn the deserts green
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Technology
Technology: Osmosis and the art of growing crystals
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Technology
Technology: Sound comes to the aid of lip-readers
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Technology
Technology: West sceptical over Japan's factory of the future
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Science: Organic magnet confounds the theorists
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Science: Natural 'Valium' found in human body
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Chemical funding
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Manchester's best
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Japan bows
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Britain on trial
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Gravity grant
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Doctor's suspension stirs French debate over euthanasia
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Teams join forces to resolve Alzheimer controversy
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Return of the predator
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Tragedy highlights case for new paracetamol drug
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Treasury accused of short-changing British research
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'Personal development' machine could trigger epileptic fits
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Environment set to win in Japan's budget stakes
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Antiquities sold to fund new research centre
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Soviet science heads for 'disaster'
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Germans start search for Soviet chemical weapons
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American army ignores toxic warning
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Space station hitch
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Separate sciences
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New ministers
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A call from Britain, a prize in Australia
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Ministers object to blighted land register
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Czechoslovakia launches a great cleanup
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MPs deal blow to fast breeders
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'Sluggish' response to cleaning up Britain's beaches
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US criticised over nuclear waste plans
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Opinion
Features
Why bricks have lift but cannot fly
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Physics
Flight of the Frisbee
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Britain and the human genome: As Americans with megabucks gear up to unravel the secrets of human genetics, can British scientists do anything useful with a relatively modest sum?
Features
Forest saviours follow in the footsteps of Gandhi
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Warriors of the woodlands: The summer of ecological discontent may be made inglorious if the ecowarriors of the US decide on violent confrontation with loggers to defend ancient forests
Features
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Thistle Diary - More Comment from Westminster: Stunning, holes and circles
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Forum: How green was my neighbour - The problems of environmentally sound consumerism
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Forum: A nasty case of white lice - Which is the worst of two evils
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Forum: People in glasshouses . . . . . . could save the biosphere by thinking nuclear
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Review: More thoughts from a green shade
Books & Arts
Review: The murkier reaches of psychology
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Review: Science and engineering al fresco
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A tale of vanishing links - The government should leave well alone
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Review: In praise of a famous man
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Review: No news may be good news
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Review: The subversive elements of evolution
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