Technology Send in the rescue rats RATS equipped with radios that transmit their brainwaves could soon be helping to locate earthquake survivors buried in the wreckage of collapsed buildings. Rats have an exquisitely sensitive sense of smell and can crawl just about anywhere. This combination make them ideal candidates for sniffing out buried survivors. For that the animals need to be … 51¶¯Âþ
Humans Washington diary THREE hurricanes in quick succession are enough to grab anyone's attention. With the Caribbean reeling from just such a triple whammy, the south-eastern US is wondering what on earth caused so many to sweep through in less than two months. Among the first suspects, at least from non-scientists, is "global warming". Well, it might be…or … Opinion
Their Führer's voice September 1944 was not the ideal time to be making music in Berlin. The Allies had landed on the French beaches, had liberated Paris and were closing in on the German capital. Allied bombers were pounding the city and Hitler had given the order to launch the first V-2 rockets at London. Although no one … Features
Dreaming Reality: How dreaming keeps us sane, or can drive us mad by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell Dreaming Reality: How dreaming keeps us sane, or can drive us mad by Joe Griffin and Ivan Tyrrell, HG Publishing, £16.99, ISBN 1899398368 WHY we, and apparently other animals, dream is a mystery of science. Or at least it would be, if these private phenomena of the night fell within the grasp of science. 51¶¯Âþs … Books & Arts
Feedback A COLLEAGUE of Feedback named Stephen is delighted to learn that he has now published a paper with Stephen Hawking, as well as Nobel laureates Steven Weinberg and Stephen Chu. "The Morphology of Steve" by Eugenie Scott, Nicholas Matzke, Glenn Branch and several hundred assorted Steve-oids was published in the August issue of the Annals … Regulars