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Earth science

Single light wave flashes out from fibre laser

Technology

Single light wave flashes out from fibre laser

A long-elusive goal of physics has been reached – producing a pulse of light so short that it contains just a single cycle of a light wave

News

Quiz: Ten curiosities to identify

Quiz: Ten curiosities to identify

Books & Arts

Getting to grips with why we slip

Technology

Getting to grips with why we slip

Features

Sex and shopping – it's a guy thing

Life

Sex and shopping – it's a guy thing

Features

Why your boss is incompetent

Life

Why your boss is incompetent

Features

Pong-ology: Sniffing out a cure for iffy whiffs

Life

Pong-ology: Sniffing out a cure for iffy whiffs

Features

Sugar-free satisfaction: Finding the brain's sweet spot

Life

Sugar-free satisfaction: Finding the brain's sweet spot

Features

The shape of gifts to come

Technology

The shape of gifts to come

Features

Beware humans bearing gifts

Life

Beware humans bearing gifts

Opinion

Â鶹´«Ã½ 2009 trivia quiz

Â鶹´«Ã½ 2009 trivia quiz

Cheating soccer robots, new ways into space and smelling out the sexes - how much do you know about the less groundbreaking advances of the past year?

Features

Life

High-tech tipples: The future of cocktails

Features

Life

Foot-in-mouth syndrome: Pitfalls of the party season

Features

Life

Little suckers: Putting leeches on a tight leash

Features

Technology

Atomic dogs: The making of an internet sensation

Features

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