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HIV: beyond reasonable doubt

Claims that HIV may not be the cause of AIDS and that the African AIDS epidemic has been overstated are flying in the face of the facts

The great chip theft: Organised crime is going high-tech in the US with armed gangs holding up chip makers. What can the manufacturers do to prevent the theft and distribution of their valuable bits of silicon?

When all the stage’s a world . . . Cunning design and clever technology have turned a children’s classic into a spectacular piece of theatre

Only skin deep: As you paint your face for the festivities, spare a thought for the robots hard at work testing cosmetics in search of that elusive feel-good factor

Looney Tuniverse: Ther is a crazy king of physics at work in the world of cartoons

Love means never having to say synapase: 麻豆传媒’s romantic agony aunt dispenses good cheer to the lovelorn

Cinderladdin and the forty beanstalks: Missed the EastEnders Christmas Special? Father-in-Law getting on your nerves? Time to plug into our puzzle pages . . .

Going, going . . . gone: A 70-million-year-old fossilised tortoise and an exquisite gilt astrolabe are among the innocent newcomers to the cut-throat world of the top auction rooms

Did you hear the one about . . .: Intimate Moments in the Lives of Great Scientists

Dying swans?: Audiences expect their ballet dancers to be wraith-like graceful creatures. But the price may be too high

Real Australians eat roast roo: Forget the traditional plum pudding and intensively reared turkey when there’s healthy, ecologically sound bush tucker to hand

See-through beer: In the world of quantum movie making, your stars are either reeling around drunk or about to float off

It may be quantum, but is it art?

Toughest bridge in town: In the 1890s, spanning the Thames east of London Bridge was a political and engineering triumph