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Tokyo geophysicist: my earthquake diary
12:57 13 March 2011 | 1 comment
A seismologist at the University of Tokyo recounts his day on Friday, when the 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan
US navy faces up to a new enemy – climate change
22:00 10 March 2011 | 1 comment
A National Research Council report for the US navy identifies weaknesses on the warming Arctic frontier and the threat of rising sea levels
US syphilis experiment scandal: probes begin
17:26 03 March 2011
Two investigations will inquire how researchers deliberately infected Guatemalans with syphilis in the 1940s
I predict a riot: Where the next dictator will fall
17:16 03 March 2011 | 4 comments
The mathematics of complex systems could be used to predict political instability
Solar energy spars with spiritual lands in California
13:50 03 March 2011
Native American groups say solar projects in California could ruin the spiritual value of their land
Balloon launches breach North Korea's bubble
11:01 01 March 2011
Thousands of helium balloons are to be released over the Korean border with information about the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt
Raise alcohol prices to save British livers
11:53 25 February 2011 | 1 comment
The UK can cut rates of liver disease by following the French and Italian strategies of increasing the price of alcohol in supermarkets
Frankenstein syndrome: Why do we fear making humans?
13:47 14 February 2011 | 16 comments
From IVF to artificial wombs, why does each advance in reproductive technology still conjure up visions of monsters or Hitler clones, asks Philip Ball
Mummies' false toes put a spring in amputees' step
00:01 14 February 2011
False toes found on ancient Egyptian mummies were not posthumous adornments but the earliest known prostheses, new experiments suggest
Incriminating booze tests face fresh scrutiny
17:33 10 February 2011
Bananas, sauerkraut and non-alcoholic wine have caused positive results in alcohol tests, raising fears of false incrimination
INTERVIEW
Cory Doctorow: My computer says no
Disobedient computers, frightened gold farmers and money gone ethereal – welcome to the frontier world of the sci-fi author and technology activist
SPACE TRAVEL
Space taxi reaches orbit in first flight test
00:00 07 June 2010
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched into orbit in a flight that could pave the way for commercial launchers to replace the space shuttle