The lure of the paranormal
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End of the peer show: Who decides who should do what research? Most scientists agree that peer review is a deeply flawed method. But other solutions might be worse
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Plug into the sun: Rising oil prices have renewed interest in solar energy. This time, say some researchers, we should focus on ways of converting the sun's power into heat rather than electricity
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Can koalas bear the twentieth century?: Cuteness is no protection from disease. Nor, it seems, does it offer immunity from the ravages of urban development, logging and agriculture. Without help, the koala could disappear altogether
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Sweeteners and light: The public has become confused about how safe sweeteners really are. A new directive from Brussels could confuse matters further
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Science: How do plankton handle the ozone hole?
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Science: Hidden depths to Hawaiian volcanoes
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Science: Reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide could be risky
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Science: An electric solution to losing your hair
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Science: No chaos in quantum mechanics
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Technology
Technology: Virtual reality is virtually round the corner
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Technology
Technology: Master tapes come to a sticky end
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Technology
Technology: Bigger isn't better for BT's giant video screen
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Technology
Technology: Japanese space research comes down to Earth
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Technology
Technology: Hubble hopes hang on British software
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Saved by the Gulf
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Flying off into the sunrise
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American hopes
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Save the coasts
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Congress to consider genetic privacy law
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Four-year-old is first gene therapy patient
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Warming world
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Phenix falls
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Powerful rubbish
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Working together
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Oil companies stick to their flares
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Drug safety body refuses to keep quiet on BST
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Leaking gas mains help to warm the globe
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Pentagon switches funds to environmental research
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Fusion in favour
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Rogue light led to Hubble's crooked mirror
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Studies confirm the prime suspects in air pollution
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Eastern Europe is old-fashioned over fat
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Colleges need cash for more R&D
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Thieves destroy data on Chernobyl victims
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Nuclear industry supports childhood cancer study
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Comfortable homes 'can give children asthma'
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Testing row splits nuclear weapons meeting
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Opinion
Features
The lure of the paranormal
Features
End of the peer show: Who decides who should do what research? Most scientists agree that peer review is a deeply flawed method. But other solutions might be worse
Features
Plug into the sun: Rising oil prices have renewed interest in solar energy. This time, say some researchers, we should focus on ways of converting the sun's power into heat rather than electricity
Features
Can koalas bear the twentieth century?: Cuteness is no protection from disease. Nor, it seems, does it offer immunity from the ravages of urban development, logging and agriculture. Without help, the koala could disappear altogether
Features
Sweeteners and light: The public has become confused about how safe sweeteners really are. A new directive from Brussels could confuse matters further
Features
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