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Plastics, waste not, want not: Unless we can reclaim more plastics from waste, recycling will never be worthwhile. But this has not stopped manufacturers from trying to develop better recycling methods

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Climate Change: Global warming, back to the future

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No surrender in Sarawak: In the Malaysian state of Sarawak, protests against logging are a matter of life and death, not only for those who live in the rainforest but also for those who campaign to save them

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Breaching the blood-brain barrier: The brain has gatekeepers that let in essential nutrients but keep out substances in the blood that would interfere with its nerve cells. Studies of this barrier may lead to ways of supplying drugs to the otherwise inac

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The man who proved Einstein was wrong: Albert Einstein never

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Moths with a taste for tears: Insects that live off the tears of mammals find the secretions a tasty and nutritious food. The moths wisely favour mild-mannered herbivores as their victims

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Poisoned prey in the heart of Africa: DDT and dieldrin are banned or restricted in most developed countries. But these pesticides may still be killing African birds of prey

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The rough road to slaughter: Farm animals often spend their last days travelling long distances cramped into lorries, hungry and thirsty. The single European market for 1992 may make matters worse. But there are ways to transport animals in far less disc

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A touch of Tokyo in Surrey: Japan is beginning to invest in research projects abroad. While British science benefits from the extra resources, the Japanese hope to learn more creative ways of working

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Ivory, the case against the ban

Last October, most governments voted to outlaw the trade in ivory. But a few important ones refused to support the ban, arguing that controlled trade regulated by an 'ivory exchange' will do more to safeguard the African

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Prudent planning for a warmer planet

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Molecules waiting to be made: Modern chemistry, like modern architecture, deals with structures whose design is constrained by natural forces, as well as depending on their eventual use. Drawing blueprints for new molecules not only provides chemists wi

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Africa’s growing AIDS crisis: Even when the West manages to develop a vaccine against HIV, poverty could prevent an effective attack on AIDS in Africa. Few Western scientists have shown interest in the problem

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The Asian connection: Where did we evolve? Recently discovered fossils suggest that our origins may have been in Asia, not Africa. But the debate still rages

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