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Nothing like a vacuum
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In the blue corner, Isaac Newton
Books & Arts
The rise and rise of global warming
News
Review: The Universe and other puzzles
Books & Arts
Improving the odds on justice
News
Science: The ghostly hand that spaced the planets
News
It was only a meteor; Mr President
News
A bard by any other name: For years academics have battled over attempts to settle questions of authorship. Now there's a new way of analysing writing styles, say Robert Matthews and Tom Merriam
Features
When seeing is not believing: Digital technology is now so cheap that just about anyone can set themselves up as a photographic forger. Can we ever trust the camera again?
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Linguistics on trial: Forensic scientists have fiercely condemned a technique used in court to show that confessions have been tampered with
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Enemy from space replaces red menace
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