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More than half of UK species in decline – some may soon vanish
GettyByNewScientiststaffandPressAssociationMorethanhalfofUKspecieshavesuffereddeclinesinrecentyearsand15percentareatriskofvanishing...
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SETI is about to get serious
ByDavidL.ChandlerARADICALdesignoftelescopeisabouttotransformthesearchforextraterrestrialintelligence(SETI)intoafull-timeeffortahundredtimesmorepowerfulthanbefore.SETIastronomersareplanningtolink350sma...
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Shuttle investigation in for long haul
ByJeffHechtWiththeevidencecollectedsofarfailingtopointtoanyobviouscause...
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Twins aren't more likely
TAKINGfolicacidbeforeorduringearlypregnancydoesnotincreaseawoman’schancesofgivingbirthtotwins...
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Nanoballs to the rescue
PARTICULATEpollutionisn’tallbad–itseemstheparticlescouldbehelpingcloudssoakupozone-destroyingCFCs.CFCsandrelatedperfluorocarbonsdon’tnormallydissolveinwater.ButwhenAndreiSommerandRalf-PeterFrankeatthe...
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Cracking a parasite
BRAZILIANscientistshavecrackedthegeneticcodeofaparasitethatismenacingCalifornia’svineyards.TheteamsaysitisthefirsttimetheUShasaskedadevelopingcountrytosequencethegenomeofanorganism.Thebacterium...
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Girls just want to be on their own
CHEETAHSarenotoriouslyreluctanttobreedincaptivity.Butkeepingthefemalesawayfromeachothermaysolvetheproblem.Breedingattemptsoftenfailbecauseapparentlyhealthyfemalesdon’tovulatenormally.NowDavidWildtandh...
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Stem cells can mend human hearts
ByShaoniBhattacharyaAdamagedheartcanberepairedwithadoseofstemcells...
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Banned insecticide lingers on for years if bugs in the soil are poisoned
ByEmmaYoungCOMMONfungicidescouldbetoblameforthepuzzlinglyhighlevelsofDDTstillfoundinsomesoils...
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Lab to tackle mystery of vanishing vultures
ByDeboraMacKenzieAnewlaboratoryhasopenedinIndiadedicatedtoidentifyingthemysterydiseasethatisexterminatingSouthAsia’svultures.Butthedie-offisnowsobadthatscientistsfeartheywillhavetotrybreedingatleaston...
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US intelligence on Iraq "compelling" but limited
ByWillKnight(Image:USStateDepartment)TheUSevidencedeliveredtotheUnitedNationstoconvincetheworldthatIraqhasnotgivenupitsprohibitedweaponsofmassdestructionhasimpressedthemajorityofindependentanalysts...
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Space station crew faces long wait
ByAnilAnanthaswamyASAMERICAmournedthedeathofthesevenastronauts...
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澳门金沙城娱乐网站:GM crops boost yields more in poor countries
ByShaoniBhattacharyaFieldtrialsinIndiasuggestthatgeneticallymodifiedcropshavefargreaterbenefitsindevelopingcountries...
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Dads' coochy-coos leave babies guessing
ByDuncanGraham-RoweWomenreallyarebetteratbabytalkthanmen.Whentalkinginthecoochy-coobaby-speakthatparentsoftenusewiththeirinfants...
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British dossier on Iraq copied academic paper
ByWillKnightABritishgovernmentdossierintendedtoshowhowIraqisobstructingofUNweaponsinspectorsviaan“infrastructureofconcealment...
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Blame tadpoles for hiccups
ByJamesRandersonIT’Saquestionthathasvexedgreatmindsformillennia:whydowehiccup?Now...
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Star arrangement that hid for a decade spotted at galaxy’s heart
ESO/S.Gillessenetal.ByAdamMannThere’sapartyinthegalacticcentre.WemayhavefoundthefirstsolidevidenceofadenseconferenceofstarsaroundtheMilkyWay’sheart...
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Lightning strikes release powerful X-ray bursts
ByNicolaJonesAMYSTERIOUSpropertyoflightninghasbeenconfirmed.Justbeforeaflashoflightninglightsthesky...
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Waste water ice joins shuttle theories
ByWillKnightInvestigatorssearchingforthecauseoftheColumbiashuttledisasterarenowconsideringthepossibilitythatitwasfatallydamagedbyanimpactontheseconddayofitsill-fatedmission.NASArevealedmilitaryradarev...
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Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave
esa/Rosetta/Navcam-ccby-SAIGO3.0ByAdamMannRosetta’sfinalorderisin:gocaving.Aftertwoyearsorbiting67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko...
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Diseases are running rife in forest remnants
ByNicolaJonesCHOPPINGdowntreestobuildhousesandplantcropsisn’tjustdamagingtheenvironment–it’sthreateninghumanhealth...
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澳门金沙城娱乐网站:'Indoor GPS' to help droids find their feet in the home
ByJustinMullinsROBOTSwillneverbemuchgoodathouseholdtaskssuchaspouringcoffeeorpolishingshoesunlesstheycanknowtheirpositionaccurately.Butunlikerobotsthatoperateoutdoors...
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Here's why "two-dad" babies aren’t yet a biological reality
ByAndyCoghlanHealthymicehavebeencreatedusingspermandcellsthataren’tquiteeggsforthefirsttime.NewScientistquestionswhetherthisreallybringsusanyclosertomakingbabieswithtwobiologicalfathers.Whathappenedin...
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What went wrong?
ByJeffHechtandJustinMullinsASNASAsiftsthroughthecharredwreckageofthespaceshuttleColumbia...
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Depressing news for diarists
“DEARdiary.Worryingnewstoday.Ireadinamagazinethatpeoplewhokeepdiariesaremorelikelytosufferfromheadaches...
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Atomic timing comes to a gadget near you
ByCelesteBieverinBostonANATOMICclockcouldsoonbeshrunktothesizeofasugarcube...
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How to lose weight without even trying
ByKatharineDavisITSOUNDStoogoodbetrue:adietwhereyouloseweightwithouthavingtothinkaboutwhatyoueatorexercising;theweightstaysoff...
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Ships shape up to fight killer waves
ByMickHamerSHIPSwith“wavy”hullscoulddramaticallyreducethewashproducedbyfastferriesandsavelivesaswellasfuel.That’stheconclusionofnavalarchitectsinTaiwan...
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Extrasolar scuffle
DIDaEuropeanteamnotplayfairwhenitannouncedthediscoveryofthefirstrockyplanetoutsideoursolarsystem...
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A service to hide caller's identity
ByCelesteBieverACALIFORNIANcompanyhasbegunsellingatelephoneservicethatallowscallerstopretendtheyarephoningfromanynumbertheychoose.Whiletheservicemayhelplawenforcementagenciesdupeunwittingsuspects...
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Time for Linnaeus to leave the stage
ByBobHolmesABANDofrenegadebiologistsistakingonamammothtaskthatthreatenstoupsetastatusquothathasbeenunchallengedforalmost250years.Putsimply...
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Neutron stars steal space probe's glory
ByJustinMullinsITHAStakenalmost50yearstoconceiveandbuildandhascostmorethan$700million...
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Cutting edge
PEDESTRIANSGLOWINTHEDARKJapanesecarmakerHondaisplanningtointroduceanin-carwarningsystemthatalertsdriversondarkroadswhenthereisapersonaheadofthem.TheIntelligentNightVisionSystemplacestwofar-infraredcam...
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Hybrid cars driven by rising oil prices
ByMickHamerSOARINGoilpricesspellgloomforcarmakers.Motoristsfacedwithpricehikesatthefillingstationeconomisebykeepingtheircarslonger...
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Locust army gathers in Africa
Ifthecrisishadbeentackledearlierintheyearitwouldhavecost$9million.Nowthepricetagisestimatedatmorethan$100million.“Insixmonths’timeitcouldbemuchmore.”TheproblemispotentiallythemostseriouslocustplagueAf...
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On the brink of a caviar ban
Theworld’swildlifepolicearecloserthanevertobanninginternationaltradeincaviarfromtheCaspianSea.ThisweekofficialsattheConventionontheInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpecies(CITES)deniedreportsthattheyhadi...
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Hawaiian tsunami left a gift at foot of volcano
THEmysteriousmarinefossilsfoundonthebaseoftheKohalavolcanoinHawaiiwereapparentlydepositedthereovera100...
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Modern world has a heart of glass
THEuseofglassduringtheindustrialandscientificrevolutionswaswhatseparatedwesterncivilisationfromtherestoftheworldinthe17thand18thcenturies.Progressineverythingfromastronomytomedicinetomoderngeneticswou...
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Can fish factories make cheap drugs?
ByAmitabhAvasthiAHUMANblood-clottingfactorusedtotreatsomepeoplewithhaemophiliaandaccidentvictimssufferingseriousbleedinghasbeenproducedusinggeneticallymodifiedfish.Thereisstillalongwaytogobeforeanypro...
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Genome copying could unlock bacterial mysteries
ByMichaelLePageNOWthereisawaytouncoverthesecretsofhordesofbacteriaspeciesthatweknowlittleornothingabout...
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Finding out why big is warm but small is cool
ByAnnaGoslineWEAREnowmuchclosertounderstandingapuzzlingbiologicalruleofthumb:whyalmostallgroupsoffour-limbedanimalslivingincoldclimatesarebiggerthantheirtropicalcousins.Theruleappliestomosttetrapo...
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Mother's milk proves its worth
WHYdomammalsproducemilkratherthansimplyfeedtheiryoungregurgitatedfood...
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Iran off the hook
INTERNATIONALinspectorshavefoundnoclearevidencethatIranisdevelopingnuclearweapons...
