Issue 2177 | Magazine cover date: 13 March 1999

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13 March 1999

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Waspish males

BEING male doesn't count for much among social insects, unless you happen to be a wasp called Mischocyttarus mastigophorus from Central America. The males of this species spend much of their time chasing and even biting females, Sean O'Donnell of the University of Washington in Seattle reports in a forthcoming issue of Ethology. He says …

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In the blood

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Hard stuff

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Storm warning

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Bitter Pill

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Ozone oversight

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Far flung

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Technology

Scare stories

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Blinded by science

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Dust spells danger for young minds

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Light fantastic

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Heaven scent

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Gene world's bad guys revamp their image

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Alpine whiteout

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The new wave

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Inside information

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The plight of the bumblebee

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Cold storage

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Digging the dirt on age

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Varnishing trick

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Nanotriumph

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Reflect on this

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Behind you!

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All for one and one for all

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Gene feud

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Lament for the wild

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Gutcha!

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Viagra doesn't do it for women

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Spring clean

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Be calm

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Flying into danger

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All about Eve …

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Looking sharp

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The big one lurking beneath LA

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Blooming marvellous

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Loose WIRE

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E-confusion

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Are your secrets safe?

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Sex pheromone could save thousands

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It looks like a bug . . .

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Technology

An ear for music

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Technology

Eat your words

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Technology

Faking it

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Now hear this

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Light show

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Opinion

Blame it on the memes

THIS WEEK's magazine should probably carry a health warning. After all, it is full of information that has been cunningly designed to act rather like a virus. Once infected, you will feel compelled to pass the information on to others who, in turn, will tell their friends, and so on. It sounds disturbing, but remember …

Opinion

Features

Just add water

IF YOU believe that oil and water don't mix, it's time to meet Keith Johnson. Recently retired as a professor of materials physics at MIT, Johnson has succeeded where many have failed—by combining diesel fuel with tap water to form a mixture that cuts pollution, maintains engine efficiency and works in existing engines. His fuel …

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Here comes the sun

THINGS MUST be looking up for renewable energy in Australia, if an industrialist can tell a public meeting that government targets for its introduction are far too modest. That's exactly what happened at the Switching on the Sunshine State conference in Brisbane last week. The marketing manager of the Green Energy Corporation, Jack Taylor, said …

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WHO says pen and paper have had their day? A friend of Feedback's who works for a techno-conscious multinational company recently took part in a video conference linking offices on either side of the Atlantic. When she logged on, the meeting was already in full swing, but there was a slight problem: her American colleagues …

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This week's magazine

13 March 1999

On the cover

Just add water

Meme, Myself, I

Massive attack

Liquid genius

Table of contents

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Waspish males

In the blood

Hard stuff

Hormone shield

Fat chance of success on a muesli diet

Storm warning

Bitter Pill

Ozone oversight

Far flung

Technology

Scare stories

Blinded by science

Dust spells danger for young minds

Light fantastic

Heaven scent

Gene world's bad guys revamp their image

Alpine whiteout

The new wave

Inside information

The plight of the bumblebee

Cold storage

Digging the dirt on age

Varnishing trick

Nanotriumph

Reflect on this

Behind you!

All for one and one for all

Gene feud

Lament for the wild

Gutcha!

Viagra doesn't do it for women

Spring clean

Be calm

Flying into danger

All about Eve …

Looking sharp

The big one lurking beneath LA

Blooming marvellous

Loose WIRE

E-confusion

Are your secrets safe?

Sex pheromone could save thousands

It looks like a bug . . .

Technology

An ear for music

Technology

Eat your words

Technology

Faking it

Now hear this

Light show

Opinion

Blame it on the memes

Features

Just add water

Meme, Myself, I

Massive attack

Liquid genius

More

Here comes the sun

In the dark

Not so smart

. . . . .

from San Francisco

The turn of the screw

I remember it well

Go organic

Cosmic sense

Frozen facts

One Renegade Cell by Robert Weinberg and other books

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