Bob Holmes

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The Other Australia

Super rice extends limits to growth

Oil spill damages set at billions

Fast words speed past dyslexics

Warning: tobacco seriously causes smog

When memory plays us false: Psychotherapy depends on retrieving painful memories of childhood. But as Bob Holmes discovered, the way we store information may make those memories suspect - and open to suggestion

Fantastic Voyage into the Virtual Brain: For years, neuroscientists have dreamt of getting inside the brain to watch the nerve cells at work. Now, as Bob Holmes discovers, they have powerful ways of making the dream come true

When shock waves hit traffic: What turns a fast-moving stream of cars into a stagnant pool of frustrated motoists? Bob Holmes talks to the traffic engineers who are beginning to crack the gridlock

World Cup's field of dreams

A natural way with weeds: A quiet war is being waged in Asia's rice fields over how best to use pesticides. In this article and the next, New Scientist reports on the battle between manufacturers who continue to push their products, and scientists who wa

Mine's a wine, with no extra tax

A glimpse at the evolution of life through mouldy bread