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LATEST HEADLINESMaximum pain is aim of new US weaponThe US military is funding development of a weapon that delivers a bout of excruciating pain from up to 2 kilometres away
19:00 02 March 2005
Driving food home can cost the EarthThe environmental damage caused by ferrying food around represents a significant "hidden" cost, according to a comprehensive UK study
19:00 02 March 2005
Senses-crossover makes for tasty musicA synaesthete in Switzerland - who can actually "taste" musical notes - says that while modern music tastes muted, Bach is especially creamy
18:00 02 March 2005
Powerful radio pulses puzzle astronomersThe source of the pulses is an object somewhere near the centre of our galaxy, yet is unlike any known source of radio radiation
18:00 02 March 2005
New images reveal volcanic hotspot on MarsPictures from the Mars Express spacecraft suggest recent volcanic activity may have spewed out water and ash - it may be happening still
17:28 02 March 2005
Gigantic solar storms slash ozone levelsThe storms, which raged in November 2003, severely depleted the ozone layer above the Arctic for as long as eight months, new satellite data reveal
11:43 02 March 2005
Most distant galaxy cluster yet is revealedThe discovery of the cluster, 9 billion light years' away, could soon be followed by others, helping to develop models of how the universe evolved
08:00 02 March 2005
Solo world record flight gets underwayAfter a nerve-racking take-off, an attempt to fly solo around the world without refuelling, and in less than 80 hours, has begun
17:59 01 March 2005
iPod 'squeaks' betray software secretsThe inner workings of the Apple's latest iPod have been deciphered by programmers using an ingenious acoustic trick
16:51 01 March 2005
UK to stash 15 million anti-flu drug coursesThe order is in preparation for the next global pandemic, but the government decides against the bird flu vaccine bought by the US and others
15:50 01 March 2005
Genesis capsule reveals solar wind secretsParticles of solar wind have been successfully extracted from NASA's Genesis space capsule, despite its spectacular crash landing in 2004
14:57 01 March 2005
Space station supply ship launches successfullyIt is bringing digital cameras and special lenses to photograph the next space shuttle - a key part of NASA's return-to-flight plans
13:02 01 March 2005
Top US biologists oppose biodefence boomEfforts to defend the US against bioterrorists - by throwing money at research - are backfiring, says a 750-strong group of top scientists
11:38 01 March 2005
Making the best of garbage gasLandfills could be making a far greater contribution to the world's energy needs - researchers have developed a practical way of doing it
10:41 01 March 2005
New retroviruses jump from monkeys to humansThe discovery of two viruses in bushmeat hunters suggests the species jump - which happened with HIV - may not be such a rare phenomenon
18:02 28 February 2005
Around-the-world solo flight cleared for take-offAn attempt to fly around the globe without refuelling, aboard an experimental three-hulled aeroplane, is set to begin on Monday
15:13 28 February 2005
Japan roars back into space businessThe successful launch of its H-IIA rocket, placing a satellite into orbit, will help erase the embarrassing memory of a 2003 failure
12:42 28 February 2005
Captive chimpanzees' release declared a successFive of the 37 chimps released in the Republic of the Congo over a five year period have bred in the wild, and only five have been confirmed dead
09:45 28 February 2005
The touchy-feely side of telecomsFrom vibrating game pads to TouchSense phones, haptics will soon allow you to send sensations over the internet. Are you feeling it yet?
10:00 27 February 2005
Cultured bone offers novel wedding ringsTissue engineers create a technique enabling lovers to exchange rings grown from each other's bone cells
09:30 26 February 2005
Gay men read maps like womenThey use landmarks to map a route - like women - but also employ straight-man strategies, suggesting their brains are "sexual mosaics"
18:32 25 February 2005
Nanoscopic 'ruler' could provide microchip benchmarkAtomic lattices of silicon can be used to gauge tiny distances with great accuracy, leading to standardisation in nano-engineering
18:14 25 February 2005
Swirling plumes of ocean life linked to floodsSevere floods in Pakistan may have caused the explosive growth of phytoplankton in the Arabian Sea, a new satellite image reveals
15:14 25 February 2005
Vast budget boost needed to fight bird fluThe plea comes from an international crisis meeting, which warns the world is now facing the "gravest possible danger of a pandemic"
14:45 25 February 2005
Ice age bacteria brought back to lifeIt sat dormant in a frozen Alaskan pond for 32,000 years before being revived by NASA scientists and taking its first swim
11:17 25 February 2005
Compression algorithms harnessed to fight HIVAlgorithms commonly used to compress digital images and recognise patterns in spam email might help scientists find an effective vaccine for HIV
18:28 24 February 2005
Cancer-risk dye taints foods worldwideAn industrial red dye called Sudan I, linked to cancer in rats, has entered the human food chain in at least 15 different countries
18:04 24 February 2005
Crushed optic nerve made to regrowPioneering genetic techniques used on mice might one day restore sight to people whose optic nerves become damaged by injury or glaucoma
16:48 24 February 2005
Hydroelectric power's dirty secret revealedHydroelectric dams produce significant amounts of CO2 and methane - some produce more greenhouse gases than fossil fuel power plants
14:29 24 February 2005
Gyro sacrifice may extend Hubble's lifeNASA completes three days of tests to see if the space telescope can operate on two gyros instead of three - with "embarrassingly" good results
11:59 24 February 2005
Soccer link to motor neuron diseaseA rigorous Italian study has confirmed claims that professional soccer players have an elevated risk of developing the condition
10:07 24 February 2005
'Raptor' dinosaurs roamed far and wideA new fossil discovered in Argentina proves that the fast-running relatives of the movie star velociraptors really got around
18:35 23 February 2005
Synthetic enamel offers painless fillingsDentists, put away your drills - synthetic tooth enamel can seal tiny cavities without the pain, and with less damage to the patient's teeth
18:00 23 February 2005
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