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Waiting for Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's Collision with Jupiter
All telescopes are turned towards Jupiter to watch the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9
When Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collided with Jupiter
What astronomers saw when Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter
Rogue Prion Proteins cause CJD
New evidence of how an abnormal prion protein accumulates in the brain and causes CJD
China Breaks the Satellite Parking Code
China has parked its new satellite too close to its neighbours for comfort
The Nuclear Smuggling Business
Chemical finger-printing of nuclear material can reveal the origin of smuggled plutonium
How the Body Renews its Energy
Scientists pinpoint the role of ATP in the renewal of the body's energy
Mystery Object Discovered in the Milky Way
A black hole or a neutron star discovered only 40,000 light years away in the Milky Way
Speaking with Machines
Text-to-speech synthesisers and communicating with machines
Unlocking Secrets of our Sun
Space probe Ulysses reports surprising findings as it orbits the Sun
Earliest Human Ancestor Found in Ethiopia
Our earliest ancestor is now Ardipithicus ramidus with bones dated 4.4 million years old
Is the Universe younger than we thought?
The Universe might only be 12 billion years old, suggests new research
The Wreck of the Titanic Exhibition opens
Artifacts raised from the Titanic go on show in London for the first time
Experiments ESP
Extra-sensory perception or sensory transfer effect has been detected in the laboratory
New Aids Treatment Research
Can ive immune therapy on immunity to Aids patients?
Quantum Devices get closer
Breakthrough in quantum device development announced by Toshiba laboratory, Cambridge
Oldest Europeans' bone Tools at Boxgrove
Europe's earliest bone tools show more modern behaviour in early man than earlier believed
How Harmful is Lead Pollution?
A survey on effects of lead poisoning published by British Medical Journal
Could this be Dinosaur DNA?
DNA extracted from 80-million-year-old fossil bone might belong to a dinosaur
Science and Technology in Paris
Special edition focusing on the latest in science and technology in Paris
New Cancer Drug announced
New enzyme-inhibiting drug designed to stop the spread of cancer
Turning on the Immune System Again
New way to turn immune system back on and restore sensitivity to antigens
Bad News for Ex-Smokers
New figures for lung cancer in non-smokers shows defered risk
Quiz of the Year
Teams compete to answer questions on the year's scientific breakthroughs
Gene Therapy Research for Cystic Fibrosis
Delivering gene therapy for cystic fibrosis as a nasal spray
Do Power Lines affect our Health?
Power workers' occupational study shows increase in brain cancers but not leukemia
Lessons from the Spider's Web
The biophysics of the spider's web and the secrets of it's stopping power
Hormones and Depression in Premenstrual Syndrome
How oestrogen levels affect seratonin levels in premenstrual syndrome
The Cost of underestimating Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia research centre opened in Oxford by Prince of Wales
Cochlear Implants helping Children to hear
Remarkable results for cochlear implants in deaf children
Tastes Like Sugar: Artificial Sweetners
Successful artificial sweetners must replace both taste and bulk of sugar in our diets
Oxygen Detected on Jupiter's Frozen Moon
Thin oxygen atomosphere detected on Jupiter's moon Europa by the Hubble space telescope
