Extinction – bad genes or bad luck?
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Casualites of Vietnam's recovery: As the doors to economic opportunity in Vietnam swing open, conservationists are growing increasingly worried about the future of the country's environment
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Life and times of a chameleon star: Since 1955, astronomers have watched the star FG Sagittae turn from blue to yellow. This rapid change has given them the chance to study a star's evolution in their own lifetime
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Squeezing the deserts dry: Water is a dwindling resource in the American southwest. It has become so precious that Arizona is now using the law to force people not to waste it
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The world turns upside down for Soviet science: Last month's abortive coup led to the demise of the old Soviet Union - throwing the country's research community into chaos
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Britain rubbishes Europe's package deal
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The beer that came back from the deep
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Pests and pollution join forces to destroy trees
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A whiter shade of snow
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Subscribers pick up the bill for new phone lines
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Spain gives itself elbow room on energy targets
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Magellan mapper watches Venus crumble
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French outcry over radiation accident
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Battleship blast was accident, not suicide
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Germans at a loss over missing nuclear fuels
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Technology
Technology: Phone line puts motorists on the right road
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Technology
Technology: Satellite to probe the roof of the sky
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Technology
Technology: Plant power inspires molecular battery
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Technology
Technology: Sony loses ground in digital recording race
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Technology
Technology: Computer graphics give teletext a sharper image
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Technology
Technology: Mouse controls TV
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Technology
Technology: Instant photo copier
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Technology
Technology: Digital circuits spawn slimmer camcorders
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Science: Prostate pill promises alternative to surgery
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Technology
Technology: Fast scanner spots unhealthy hearts
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Science: 'Twisted football' joins fullerene family
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Science: Can police dogs really sniff out criminals?
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Science: The fish that have an ear for history
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Science: Does HIV trigger an autoimmune response?
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Science: Electronics takes astronomers closer to the edge
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Sweet talk
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Nuclear attraction
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Cholera in clams
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Solar photo shows great flare
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Oldspeak
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Moscow science park
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German Sun power
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Age no hindrance
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Pesticides poison Africa
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A cup of green tea a day may keep cancer away
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Opinion
Features
Extinction – bad genes or bad luck?
Features
Casualites of Vietnam's recovery: As the doors to economic opportunity in Vietnam swing open, conservationists are growing increasingly worried about the future of the country's environment
Features
Life and times of a chameleon star: Since 1955, astronomers have watched the star FG Sagittae turn from blue to yellow. This rapid change has given them the chance to study a star's evolution in their own lifetime
Features
Squeezing the deserts dry: Water is a dwindling resource in the American southwest. It has become so precious that Arizona is now using the law to force people not to waste it
Features
The world turns upside down for Soviet science: Last month's abortive coup led to the demise of the old Soviet Union - throwing the country's research community into chaos
Features
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