Issue 2145 | Magazine cover date: 1 August 1998

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1 August 1998

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Swim like a fish

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A regular pain

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Swim like a fish

Features

New study of the clitoris reveals truths missed by anatomy textbooks

Features

Supercool water

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Rocket revolutionary

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A regular pain

A KIND of headache that mainly afflicts men may be triggered in the part of the brain that controls daily rhythms. So-called cluster headaches strike at the same time each day for about a month then disappear for long periods, sometimes years. Peter Goadsby and his colleagues at the Institute of Neurology in London used …

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Pump action

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Now you see it . . .

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Steaming towers rise from the deep

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Standby flyby

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Clear blue water

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In the dock

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Muddy waters

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Oil boom junk will not be sunk

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Who's a pretty boy, then?

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Bone dead

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Killer voles

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That cheese sounds great

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Visited upon the children

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Too damned hot

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Technology

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Technology

Bladerunning

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A high price for fidelity

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Boxing clever

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High anxiety

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Getting back to our routes

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Box of tricks

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Clever pipework takes the heat out of frying chips

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Hammered

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Like she is spoke

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Solo flight

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Cast aside

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Lost slot

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Indelible evidence

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The Earth could be in for an electrifying time

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Power boost

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Mine hunter

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Technology

My old flame

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Technology

Frozen stiff

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Technology

Don't call me

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Little helpers

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Lost for words

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Antisense starts making sense

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No stopping them

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Late learners

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An alien diet

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A life or death decision

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Getting warmer

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Sniffing danger

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New spin for science

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Fire down below

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Clot buster

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Up to their necks in it

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Fast work

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Features

Swim like a fish

THERE'S humiliation and then there's real humiliation. While swimming in the local outdoor pool in Canberra, a guy swept past me like a torpedo to my tugboat. I felt bad. I actually rocked in the water as he swam by. But the feeling didn't last long once I realised that the torpedo was Alexander Popov, …

Features

New study of the clitoris reveals truths missed by anatomy textbooks

Features

Supercool water

Features

Rocket revolutionary

Features

Industrial research for a PhD

Researching for a PhD used to be a straightforward academic matter, completed within the ivory towers of a university. Now PhD students in science and engineering are far more likely to have industrial involvement in their studies. When Sarah Garrod left school, she joined Smith-Kline Beecham as a technician. The company encouraged her to study …

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Collision course

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Back to basics

Forum

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Forum

An absorbing way to freshen food

Forum

Astronomy Café by Sten Odenwald

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from Cambridge

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Cash and kudos

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All the beef in Berlin

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Slightly acidic

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Know all

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Fighting fits

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Fine young camels

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Proof positive

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The Last Word

Route master Question: How does a blind person's guide dog know where its owner wants to go each day? For example, if the owner wants to go to the supermarket, how does he let his guide dog know? Answer: As a guide dog owner of 19 years' standing (and walking), I feel qualified to answer …

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This week's magazine

1 August 1998

On the cover

Swim like a fish

New study of the clitoris reveals truths missed by anatomy textbooks

Supercool water

Rocket revolutionary

Table of contents

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A regular pain

Pump action

Now you see it . . .

Steaming towers rise from the deep

Standby flyby

Clear blue water

In the dock

Muddy waters

Oil boom junk will not be sunk

Who's a pretty boy, then?

Bone dead

Killer voles

That cheese sounds great

Visited upon the children

Too damned hot

Technology

. . .

Technology

. . .

Technology

. . .

Technology

Bladerunning

A high price for fidelity

Boxing clever

High anxiety

Getting back to our routes

Box of tricks

Clever pipework takes the heat out of frying chips

Hammered

Like she is spoke

Solo flight

Cast aside

Lost slot

Indelible evidence

The Earth could be in for an electrifying time

Power boost

Mine hunter

Technology

My old flame

Technology

Frozen stiff

Technology

Don't call me

Little helpers

Lost for words

Antisense starts making sense

No stopping them

Late learners

An alien diet

A life or death decision

Getting warmer

Sniffing danger

New spin for science

Fire down below

Clot buster

Up to their necks in it

Fast work

Features

Swim like a fish

New study of the clitoris reveals truths missed by anatomy textbooks

Supercool water

Rocket revolutionary

More

Industrial research for a PhD

Collision course

Back to basics

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An absorbing way to freshen food

Astronomy Café by Sten Odenwald

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