Geography and human song: In the West, a tune often begins with a rising lilt. But music in other parts of the world seems to follow a different pattern. What might this tell us about our musical perceptions?
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When males are choosy
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Climate and history – the Westvikings' saga
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The neurologist of Avon: Four centuries on, the Bard's plays show a remarkable knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the brain. How did he gain such insights into the human condition?
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Bands across the water: Sailing boats spend at least eight months competing in the Whitbread Round the World Race, the sport's fastest and most hazardous event. The telecommunications industry is using the occasion to demonstrate just how small and tame
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Who's coming to Mars?: The US, the Soviet Union and Europe are poised to explore Mars during the 1990s. But Japanese researchers are worried that their country remains uncommitted
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News
Technology
Technology: Plastic magnets that turn in the cold
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Technology
Technology: Blood banks pick up their pintas from cows
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Technology
Technology: The videodisc selling point that dare not speak its name
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Technology: Cable TV code may sink video pirates
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Technology
Technology: Californians brace themselves with steel against the Big One
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Science: Gene therapy inches closer
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Science: 'Near-miss' asteroid revealed as two bodies
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Science: One big family
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Science: Shower power
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Science: Magnetic bacteria
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Science: Molecular wires take on a new dimension
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Science: Junkie monkeys get a quick fix from grooming
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Technology
Technology: Parallel power challenges the Crays
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Science: Modern man not so modern
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China denies physicist's move
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Green sell under scrutiny
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MPs attack health plans
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German environment minister quits
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Britain 'could wreck' Europe's fast reactor plans
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Earth
Rising sea levels could affect 300 million
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US team verifies Soviet plan to land cosmonauts on the Moon
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Irradiated food for thought
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Inflation could wipe out increases for the science budget
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Proton collider breaks the six-billion-dollar barrier
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Soil studies buried
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Japan tackles the Moon from a new angle
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Satellite saved - and ready for inspection
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Cosmic explorer finds the Universe is all too smooth
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Government rejects plea for single research council
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BSB faces setback over business data service
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Australia turns away Soviet research ship
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Comet will brighten April skies
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French fall out over embryo ethics
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Looser rules tempt genetic engineers East
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Opinion
Features
Geography and human song: In the West, a tune often begins with a rising lilt. But music in other parts of the world seems to follow a different pattern. What might this tell us about our musical perceptions?
Features
When males are choosy
Features
Climate and history – the Westvikings' saga
Features
The neurologist of Avon: Four centuries on, the Bard's plays show a remarkable knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the brain. How did he gain such insights into the human condition?
Features
Bands across the water: Sailing boats spend at least eight months competing in the Whitbread Round the World Race, the sport's fastest and most hazardous event. The telecommunications industry is using the occasion to demonstrate just how small and tame
Features
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Thistle Diary - More comment from Westminster: Of birds, monuments and overseas aid
Forum
Forum: It doesn't always end in tears - The power of natural history museums
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Forum: Driven to distraction - The economics of company cars
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Forum: A sense of wonder - Our understanding of technology
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Rewards and punishments / Review of 'The Values of Psychotherapy' by Jeremy Holmes and Richard Lindley
Books & Arts
Forum: Let us now praise a famous woman / The questionable wisdom of British institutions in honouring Elena Ceausescu in the late 1970s
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A little respect for our friends / Review of 'The Dreaded Comparison; Human and Animal Slavery' by Marjorie Spiegel, 'The Savour of Salt; A Henry Salt Anthology' edited by George and Willene Hendrick and 'Keyguide to Information Sources in Animal Rights'
Books & Arts
In search of brothers beyond
Books & Arts
A speck in an ocean of speculation / Review of 'Easter Island; The Mystery Solved' by Thor Heyerdahl
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