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Not too hot, not too cold

2 July 2004

An audit of war and occupation

2 July 2004

At 10.26 am local time on 28 June, the US-led administration in Iraq handed over sovereignty to an Iraqi government, two days earlier than scheduled. Â鶹´«Ã½ audits the legacy of the war against Saddam, and the subsequent occupation

Mall of the imagination

7 May 2004

Elizabeth Sourbut on a genre-busting Clarke prize list

Cutting edge

17 October 2003

Singular secret of flight unveiled

17 October 2003

The sun catcher

25 July 2003

Take one Hollywood stuntman, a spacecraft and a death-defying helicopter chase and you have the makings of a great movie – or simply NASA's most daring mission yet. Hazel Muir bags a front-row seat

Uncharted territory

30 May 2003

Most robots get lost if asked to find their way around, but now there's a way for them to make sense of their surroundings, says Justin Mullins

Sun, surf and science

4 April 2003

After the meteoric rise of its biotech industry, San Diego is biting at the heels of its more established rivals. But what is the blueprint that makes this region a role model for emerging biotech clusters around the world? Philip Cohen investigates

US gambles on a 'smart' war

22 March 2003

The military is relying on precision weapons to both win the war in Iraq and help prevent politically damning civilian casualties. But the technology is far from fail-safe

US Air Force plans nuclear drones

22 February 2003

Unmanned aircraft have proven their worth in recent conflicts. But is a nuclear version a step too far?