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Seven reasons why people hate reasonFrom religious fundamentalism to pseudoscience, rational scientific thinking is being attacked from all sides. In this report, seven distinguished contributors discuss the most provocative charges against reason
Soil dishes the dirt on criminalsThe organic compounds found in soil provide a unique chemical profile and can link a suspect to the crime scene
13:49 26 July 2008
Coral-killing starfish curbed by fishing banCrown-of-thorns starfish, which can devastate coral reefs, are less common in Australian no-fishing zones
11:14 26 July 2008
Comets may be spawned when mum breaks upMany of the comets circling in the inner solar system might have been created in swarms when much larger ice-balls fragmented
09:28 26 July 2008
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Algorithms battle to trade stocks in the darkInvestors are increasingly placing big orders for stock in private "dark pools" – but how do you know the orders are actually there?
08:58 26 July 2008
Planet and star in puzzling waltzGravity cannot explain how a newly discovered exoplanet is so well synchronised with its star, says a UK astronomer
14:07 25 July 2008
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'Fuel battery' could take cars beyond petrol
13:11 25 July 2008
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Neglecting safety could nip space tourism in the bud
11:40 25 July 2008
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Bluetongue spreads despite vaccinations
10:40 25 July 2008
Advice to drop condom use is HIV 'disaster'
00:01 25 July 2008
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Material that turns heat to power gets efficiency hike
19:00 24 July 2008
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Breast milk provides menu of different flavoursFlavours consumed by the mother can get transferred to her milk, possibly making breast-fed children more open to new foods later in life
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
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Best of the week
Michael Marshall presents: an artificial mouth, what's behind the Northern Lights, and simulated magma
Flat Earth theory?A newsletter that published a climate sceptic's article has been ridiculed and the editor's job is on the line
  
Horse virus returnsThe biggest outbreak of Hendra virus to date is underway, experts fear 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
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