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Books to travel withTake a tour through the science of scent, via an Einsteinian thriller, to a book of poetry and short stories inspired by string theory
Designing streets to help drunks home
A model that mimics the movements of drunken crowds might help find ways to design streets so that they direct late-night revellers safely home
18:00 23 July 2008
Overactive bladders play with the mindThe finding that an overactive bladder changes brain activity in rats could explain some of the disrupted sleep and confusion that often accompany ageing
18:00 23 July 2008
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Americans must diet to save their economyEcologists calculate that a change in diet could bring massive energy savings and decrease the pressure on the environment
17:10 23 July 2008
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Black holes dine on hot, gassy pancakesBy filtering out the dusty shrouds around monster black holes, astronomers have found the clearest evidence yet that they feed on accretion discs
18:00 23 July 2008
Dinosaur evolutionary tree unveiledA study shows how 440 dinosaur species are related to each other, and reveals that the great reptiles diversified most in their first 50 million years
18:00 23 July 2008
Stellar nursery found around Milky Way's black hole
17:00 23 July 2008
Interview: Driving towards the 100-mpg car
14:21 23 July 2008
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Boozing mice get the blues when they dry out
14:17 23 July 2008
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Commercial bees spread parasite to wild cousins
12:47 23 July 2008
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Rocket planes to ship for first demo race
10:16 23 July 2008
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Comment: Why ruling on 'climate swindle' film is dangerousThe UK's broadcasting regulator Ofcom says Channel 4's climate-change documentary did not breach its code, despite blatant falsehoods
Awaiting a messenger from the multiverseIf we switch everything off and wait quietly, a very important particle might come out to play. Stephen Battersby is on tenterhooks
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Horse virus returnsThe biggest outbreak of Hendra virus to date is underway, and this time it might spread among humans
Power prizeJohn McCain's proposed prize for a better car battery won't cure our addiction to oil, says Lawrence Krauss
SwindledThe UK's broadcasting regulator says it was OK for a documentary on climate change to present falsehoods
  
Space vandalsWe should not leave our marks thoughtlessly as we venture into the solar system, says philosophy professor
Universal messageA single particle could prove our universe is just one insignificant slice of a vast multiverse
High-tech high wireA theoretical cable made of nanotubes could be invisible but still support a human
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