Issue 1987 | Magazine cover date: 22 July 1995

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22 July 1995

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It's a lottery

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A task too far for robot helicopter

Opinion

Psst … wanna buy some nicotine?

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The turntable that pretends it's a CD player

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Dishing up moules without tears

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How to see in the dark without looking

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A new spin on galactic radio broadcasts

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Flexible fellowships keep women on course for the top

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US gears up for war on tobacco

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Whole milk is the 'devil's brew'

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Boom time

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Invincible bacteria

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Falcons ready to fly the red list

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Jupiter or bust

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Equal rights

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Ticked off

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Ageing sperm linked to Down's syndrome

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New miracle needed for Japan

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Tropical toxins ruin Arctic catch

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Genetics revolution hampered by insurance fears

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Leaky drums spill plutonium on ocean floor

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Code warriors come in from the cold

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Opinion

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It's a lottery

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Whole lives, nothing but

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Heading this way

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Curses, missed again

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Regulars

Feedback

LUNCH for many ��è��Ƶ staff takes place at the moment on a pleasant little patch of grass by the River Thames, where we bask in the sun, admire each other's knees and discuss matters scientific, such as "Did you see Blackadder last night?" and "I couldn't half do with a pint of lager". In …

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This week's magazine

22 July 1995

On the cover

It's a lottery

Raising the dead sea

For adults only

You won't feel a thing

Table of contents

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Technology

A task too far for robot helicopter

Technology

Netropolitan – French Nuclear Tests

Technology

Netropolitan – Tourbus

Technology

Netropolitan – Replies

Technology

Australia tunes into gravity waves

Elusive glueballs lurk in the crystal barrel

Technology

Tasteless sap puts pests off their greens

Technology

Paint job leaves other plastics in the shade

Technology

You're in my ear, you're in my soul …

Technology

The turntable that pretends it's a CD player

Technology

Dishing up moules without tears

How to see in the dark without looking

A new spin on galactic radio broadcasts

When the pressure's low, bats a-hunting go

It's all in the game for riot police

Flexible fellowships keep women on course for the top

US gears up for war on tobacco

Whole milk is the 'devil's brew'

Boom time

Invincible bacteria

Falcons ready to fly the red list

Jupiter or bust

Equal rights

Ticked off

Health

Fighting fat with feeling

When two thousand atoms act as one

Nerve factor could save diabetics' sight

Leukaemia lead from Down's gene

When the face doesn't fit

Brazilian court bans Indians from 'mining' mahogany

Hitch's birds deranged by dodgy anchovies

Ageing sperm linked to Down's syndrome

New miracle needed for Japan

Tropical toxins ruin Arctic catch

Port plan threatens to strip Gaza's coastline

Genetics revolution hampered by insurance fears

Leaky drums spill plutonium on ocean floor

Code warriors come in from the cold

Opinion

Psst … wanna buy some nicotine?

Hard times for orphans

Features

It's a lottery

Raising the dead sea

For adults only

You won't feel a thing

More

Correction

Enigma: No. 832: Big tax has little taxes

Short sight and Foresight

Joints out of time

What's proper then?

I remember, I remember … wish I could

Australia's leaden approach to the environment

Missionaries of a modern age

Divers adventures down below

Mind sharpeners

Out there somewhere

Thrillerchiller

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