Global cooling?
Andrew Purcell queries claims that decreasing solar activity will trigger an ‘ice age’
Science
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Breathing life into spaceplane technology
British firm may be able to turn spaceplane dream into reality
Black future for coal miners
People living in coalfield areas more like to suffer from long-term illnesses
Why does it always rain on me?
It’s not because you lied when you were seventeen. Sam Furse discusses Britain’s recent drought, floods and the plight of the blue whale
Using carbon dioxide to fight global warming
Novel technique uses liquid carbon to create electricity
Collaborations clash at Tevatron
Conflicting evidence over particle 'discovered' by Collider Detector at Fermilab
Catching a wave
Physicists perform direct measurement of photon wavefunction
Partners protected by early HIV treatment
Early antiretroviral therapy can help to prevent partner transmission
Mystery molecule found for heroin high
New research could help prevent addiction
Eternal sunshine for the stressful mind
New research could lead to new treatments for post traumatic stress
Back to the Past
X-rays help scientists delve deeper into fossil record
Avian attraction
Research shows sparrows to be quite discerning in choosing their mates