Issue 2041 | Magazine cover date: 3 August 1996

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3 August 1996

Issue 2041

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Features

Worlds beyond matter

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Science : Why everything in the ants' garden is lovely

Opinion

Editorial : Here we go again - FIRST it was beef, now it is lamb. The fallout from the BSE health scare seems set to taint the entire British meat industry.

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Worlds beyond matter

Features

Road to ruin

Features

Hype, hope and HIV – So far, the new generation of AIDS drugs

Features

Waters still run deep - We have to find new sources of water as our climate begins to change drastically. Could the water below our feet save the day, asks Fred Pearce

Features

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Science : Why everything in the ants' garden is lovely

LEAF-cutting ants are alert gardeners that quickly learn to stop giving poisoned food to the fungi they cultivate, say British scientists. The ants appear to be unable to detect the toxins themselves, but rapidly realise when the fungi are in distress. The ants cut fresh leaf tissue and gather scraps of organic debris from the …

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Technology

Technology : Implanted cow cells ease the pain

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Technology

Technology : Pocket pagers answer back

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Technology

Netropolitan :

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Technology

Technology : Gold rings set discs spinning towards a record

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Technology

Technology : Don't argue, we know you left the fire on all night...

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Technology

Technology : Overcrowded Tokyo could take to the water

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Technology

Technology : A quick rinse, and caged catalyst can be used again

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Science : Eating your way out of trouble

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Science : Did carbon glut spell disaster?

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Science : Fear and loathing in the midbrain

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Science : Gassy clue to ancient astral origins

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Gene jab raises TB hopes

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From green expo to white elephant?

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Carbon tax leads to burial at sea

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Whale lovers force Navy into the open

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Radiation storm signals next solar cycle

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Poor sales

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Missing cows

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Blues league table

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Magnetic mood

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All at sea

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Eau de solvent

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Bhajis not burgers for India - Protesters are accusing foreign fast-food companies of changing India's eating habits and undermining the nation's agriculture

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Science : Hope dawns for spinal cord repair

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Science : Jupiter and Io reveal highly charged relationship

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Double fault could lead to bigger quake

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Landslide may help spot illicit nuclear tests

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Israel clamps down on borrowed treasures

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Why English children can't add up

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HIV `superstrain' edges into Britain

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Brazil acts on the incredible shrinking rainforest

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Nations clash over genetic protocol

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Thames scheme threatens river life

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NASA keeps best maps for itself

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Alien animal culls backfire

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Opinion

Editorial : Here we go again - FIRST it was beef, now it is lamb. The fallout from the BSE health scare seems set to taint the entire British meat industry.

FIRST it was beef, now it is lamb. The fallout from the BSE health scare seems set to taint the entire British meat industry. Last week, to quell fears that people might be at risk of contracting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) from sheep, agriculture minister Douglas Hogg proposed a ban on the sale of sheep's brains. …

Opinion

Editorial : Winner takes all

Opinion

Features

Worlds beyond matter

There's still a chance that the Universe contains antimatter galaxies, complete with antistars and antiplanets. Hunting them down is the quest of an ambitious space mission, says Marcus Chown

Features

Road to ruin

Features

Hype, hope and HIV – So far, the new generation of AIDS drugs

Features

Waters still run deep - We have to find new sources of water as our climate begins to change drastically. Could the water below our feet save the day, asks Fred Pearce

Features

Forum : Not with a bang but with a grapefruit

THE puzzle of how the Universe could have come into existence out of nothing has been taxing the people who write into 51��. An answer can be found in quantum uncertainty and the curious fact that the sum of all the energy in the Universe is zero. You may find the second part of …

Forum

Antipodes : Are frog deaths a residue of pesticides? - Ian Lowe investigates amphibian declines in New Zealand

Forum

Forum : Be sweet, supervisor

Forum

Thistle diary : Seeds of controversy - More comment from Westminster by Tam Dalyell

Forum

Review : Meet up . . .

Books & Arts

Review : Read all about it . . .

Books & Arts

Review : Or go for the gossip

Books & Arts

Review : The making of minds

Books & Arts

Review : Childish notions

Books & Arts

Review : Our man Attenborough

Books & Arts

Review : Out of this world

Books & Arts

Bestsellers : from San Francisco

Books & Arts

Review : Collected works

Books & Arts

Review : Bloody net

Books & Arts

Review : Old man river

Books & Arts

Review : Raptures of the deep

Books & Arts

Review : One and one is wrong

Books & Arts

Review : A maverick on the beach

Books & Arts

Regulars

The Last Word

Sealed in light Q: When I am opening some types of self-sealing envelopes I notice that there is a purple fluorescent effect within the gum. It only lasts for a very short time, but can be repeated if I reseal the envelope and pull it apart again. What causes this effect? (continued) A: As your …

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This week's magazine

3 August 1996

On the cover

Worlds beyond matter

Road to ruin

Hype, hope and HIV – So far, the new generation of AIDS drugs

Waters still run deep - We have to find new sources of water as our climate begins to change drastically. Could the water below our feet save the day, asks Fred Pearce

Table of contents

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Science : Why everything in the ants' garden is lovely

Technology

Technology : Implanted cow cells ease the pain

Technology

Technology : Pocket pagers answer back

Technology

Netropolitan :

Technology

Netropolitan :

Technology

Netropolitan :

Technology

Netropolitan :

Technology

Technology : Gold rings set discs spinning towards a record

Technology

Technology : Don't argue, we know you left the fire on all night...

Technology

Technology : Overcrowded Tokyo could take to the water

Technology

Technology : A quick rinse, and caged catalyst can be used again

Science : Eating your way out of trouble

Science : Did carbon glut spell disaster?

Science : Fear and loathing in the midbrain

Science : Gassy clue to ancient astral origins

Gene jab raises TB hopes

From green expo to white elephant?

Carbon tax leads to burial at sea

Whale lovers force Navy into the open

Radiation storm signals next solar cycle

Poor sales

Missing cows

Blues league table

Magnetic mood

All at sea

Eau de solvent

Bhajis not burgers for India - Protesters are accusing foreign fast-food companies of changing India's eating habits and undermining the nation's agriculture

Science : Hope dawns for spinal cord repair

Science : Jupiter and Io reveal highly charged relationship

Double fault could lead to bigger quake

Landslide may help spot illicit nuclear tests

Israel clamps down on borrowed treasures

Why English children can't add up

HIV `superstrain' edges into Britain

Brazil acts on the incredible shrinking rainforest

Nations clash over genetic protocol

Thames scheme threatens river life

NASA keeps best maps for itself

Alien animal culls backfire

Opinion

Editorial : Here we go again - FIRST it was beef, now it is lamb. The fallout from the BSE health scare seems set to taint the entire British meat industry.

Editorial : Winner takes all

Features

Worlds beyond matter

Road to ruin

Hype, hope and HIV – So far, the new generation of AIDS drugs

Waters still run deep - We have to find new sources of water as our climate begins to change drastically. Could the water below our feet save the day, asks Fred Pearce

More

Forum : Not with a bang but with a grapefruit

Antipodes : Are frog deaths a residue of pesticides? - Ian Lowe investigates amphibian declines in New Zealand

Forum : Be sweet, supervisor

Thistle diary : Seeds of controversy - More comment from Westminster by Tam Dalyell

Review : Meet up . . .

Review : Read all about it . . .

Review : Or go for the gossip

Review : The making of minds

Review : Childish notions

Review : Our man Attenborough

Review : Out of this world

Bestsellers : from San Francisco

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