The People eaters - After thirty years of fierce controversy, the idea that cannibalism was common is gaining acceptance. And, as Robin McKie reports, the theory is backed up by rigorous analysis of bones from around the world
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Editor's picks
Scramble for space - What do you get if you cross a jet engine with a rocket? Enough power to send NASA's first space plane into orbit, says Ben Iannotta
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Beyond reality - Watching information at play in the quantum world is throwing physicists into a flat spin, says Mark Buchanan
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Open wide, we're going to explore - Fighting tooth decay by annihilating all the mostly harmless bacteria in your mouth is like taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Garry Hamilton looks at more subtle ways of stopping the rot
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Table of contents
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In brief : Io's ups and downs
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In brief : Death defying
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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵwire : Tea for three
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From a watery grave - Bacteria that feast on whale bones reveal the secret of cool washes
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Netropolitan : . . .
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Hormone history
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Any old oil? - Geologists search for black gold at the dawn of time
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Cracked it - An allergy to peanuts may not be a life sentence
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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵwire : Boink goes Windows
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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵwire : Out in the open
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Technofile : Between the lines
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Focus : Undermining our lives? - Radon seeps into the homes of millions of people around the world. Its effects may have been seriously exaggerated
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Netropolitan : Heavy metal
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Little lake has greatness thrust upon it
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Cancer killer - A hormone in soya beans starves tumour cells to death
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Safety in numbers - For our ancestors, ganging together was the only hope of survival
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Why Australia was left high and dry
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What rotten luck - Keeping landfills wet speeds up decay but risks polluting groundwater
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The Net cost of making a name for yourself
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Look, no hands - Machines could take on the fiddliest assembly work
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Technofile : Smart etchings
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Technofile : Fat little piggies
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Technofile : Loud and clear
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Smart stretcher smooths the way
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Who's watching you? - Software thieves beware, your computer could turn you in
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Patents : Up, up and away
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Patents : Hole story
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Patents : Power to the palmtop
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A catch too far - Scottish lochs are paying the price for farmed salmon
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Kentucky delivers TB warning
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Medicine on a plate - Stricter rules on labelling will help people choose health-giving foods
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Rice with everything in the lunar café
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Frozen history - The Moon's poles may hold secrets of the Solar System's birth
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Life
Ancient mariners - Early humans were much smarter than we suspected
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Subtle signals keep menstrual clocks in sync
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Suffer the children - The great taboo of gene therapy may have been broken
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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵwire : Chemical timebomb
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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵwire : Woman power
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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵwire : Breathe easy?
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¿ìè¶ÌÊÓƵwire : Swords into ploughshares
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Burnt-out case - Tongues of flame melt down the landmine menace
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Reaching for the Moon - Does the discovery of water pave the way for lunar colonists?
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Opinion
Features
The People eaters - After thirty years of fierce controversy, the idea that cannibalism was common is gaining acceptance. And, as Robin McKie reports, the theory is backed up by rigorous analysis of bones from around the world
Features
Scramble for space - What do you get if you cross a jet engine with a rocket? Enough power to send NASA's first space plane into orbit, says Ben Iannotta
Features
Beyond reality - Watching information at play in the quantum world is throwing physicists into a flat spin, says Mark Buchanan
Features
Open wide, we're going to explore - Fighting tooth decay by annihilating all the mostly harmless bacteria in your mouth is like taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Garry Hamilton looks at more subtle ways of stopping the rot
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