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The 30th anniversary of HIV -
Delusions of a “besotted technophile”
Ray Kurzweil predicts that by 2029 scientists will have created conscious computers. Rubbish -
The month ahead
Mark Walport will be nobody’s fool as he becomes the government’s chief scientific adviser on 1st April. Walport, who headed the Wellcome Trust for a decade and succeeds John Beddington, wants a starring role for scientific evidence in policymaking. He has cited the environment and the ageing population as areas... -
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The neglected co-discoverer of evolution -
“No hurricane tonight”
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Sun block
Chasing the total eclipse across the Pacific Ocean -
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Geoengineering the planet -
The elusive number 113
Scientists’ creation of a new “superheavy” element—the culmination of a nine-year project—may change chemistry -
The great gas debate
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