The power behind the Sun: It is 70 years since the pioneering astrophysicist Arthur Eddington told the scientific world that the source of power that keeps the Sun hot must be subatomic energy
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Designer eyes for seabirds of the night: How does a Manx shearwater find its burrow in pitch darkness and find its way across vast ocean wastes? It helps to have eyes like nothing else on Earth
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Underwater, out of mind: Freshwater fish worldwide are among the most endangered of all animals. But there are so many kinds and huge gaps in basic knowledge about them
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Who should pay for global warming?: If the world agrees to cut down on emissions of carbon dioxide, how will it happen? The first of a series examining the changing climate considers whether taxes on greenhouse gases would make us change the way we live
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Nicotine on the brain: Nicotine is now known to be as addictive as cocaine or alcohol. Finding out what it does in a smoker's brain may lead to better strategies for giving up
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Have we the stomach for engineered food?: Britain's food producers do not have to tell the government's safety advisers if they want to genetically modify what we eat. But consumers may force them to be more open
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Science: Fossil birds force an evolutionary re-think
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Science: Monster galaxy dominates cluster
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Science: Memory molecule with a mind like a computer
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Science: Overweight women are more likely to have a disabling disease
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Science: Toughened sperm survive the stresses of ejaculation
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Science: ROSAT reveals the invisible X-ray universe
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Nuclear probe
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Spectators suffer for their sport
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Explosive report
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Clean machine
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Reef relief
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Tunnel vision
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Species RIP
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Dolphin virus threatens last remaining monk seals
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Dirty dealing
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Nuclear test angers Soviet deputies
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Talks sink plans to clean up Mediterranean
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Abortion pill may help fight breast cancer
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Germany restricts embryo research
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As Californians vote on the 'Big Green'
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US and Britain top nuclear dumping league
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Congress gets tough on heavy polluters
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Europe split on policy to stem global warming
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Kew project renews hope for Brazil's poorest
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Cold fusion pioneer shuns the limelight
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Japan loses enthusiasm for supercollider
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Treasury tirggers British Library cash crisis
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Science projects lost in corridors of power
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About-turn on official statistics
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Opinion
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The power behind the Sun: It is 70 years since the pioneering astrophysicist Arthur Eddington told the scientific world that the source of power that keeps the Sun hot must be subatomic energy
Features
Designer eyes for seabirds of the night: How does a Manx shearwater find its burrow in pitch darkness and find its way across vast ocean wastes? It helps to have eyes like nothing else on Earth
Features
Underwater, out of mind: Freshwater fish worldwide are among the most endangered of all animals. But there are so many kinds and huge gaps in basic knowledge about them
Features
Who should pay for global warming?: If the world agrees to cut down on emissions of carbon dioxide, how will it happen? The first of a series examining the changing climate considers whether taxes on greenhouse gases would make us change the way we live
Features
Nicotine on the brain: Nicotine is now known to be as addictive as cocaine or alcohol. Finding out what it does in a smoker's brain may lead to better strategies for giving up
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