Let T equal tiger . . . The shapes and patterns of living creatures may owe as much to mathematics as they do to biology
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This week's magazine
Editor's picks
Nuclear power on Britain's back burner: Nuclear power may be increasingly popular around the world, but in Britain the government looks about to wash its hands of the whole business
Features
Evolution's neglected superstars: There is nothing glamorous about fleas, flukes or intestinal worms. So why are they suddenly attracting so much attention?
Features
Racing for a place in the sun: On the north coast of Australia on Sunday, competitors in the third World Solar Challenge will begin a long journey across Australia. But where are the British contestants?
Features
Knowledge sans frontiers: A new high-speed network offers unprecedented opportunities for researchers to work together. But will political and technical hitches stop SuperJanet from getting off the ground?
Features
Table of contents
News
Science: Did Asian ape's ancestors once roam Europe?
News
Science: Neutrino test to probe Sun
News
Science: Trilobite fossil shows its muscle
News
Science: Brittle bones - the legacy of aluminium pots?
News
Technology
Technology: All charged up for a patent battle
News
Technology
Technology: Has Hitachi trapped the lone electron at room temperature?
News
Extra tests forced on Sizewell's safety software
News
Irish scourge stalks the world
News
Too many people spoil the planet
News
'Back-room deal' holds up aid for family planning
News
Truce declared in gene patent war
News
Chickens stand guard for citizens of Queensland
News
Last gasp for the dinosaurs
News
A better life for wetas
News
Home at last
News
Cost of tragedy
News
Sceptical reception for 'the door to HIV'
News
Hamsters take the pledge after ancient Chinese cure
News
Crucial crab count
News
Nation of quitters
News
Time to test?
News
Safety in legality
News
Oil for the birds
News
The battle of Britain's nuclear dustbin: The longer nuclear waste is stored the greater the risk of a leak. But should the government be panicked into skipping a public inquiry into a permanent repository under Sellafield?
News
UFO spotters get a clean bill of health
News
Nuclear dumping at sea goads Japan into action
News
Opinion
Features
Let T equal tiger . . . The shapes and patterns of living creatures may owe as much to mathematics as they do to biology
Features
Nuclear power on Britain's back burner: Nuclear power may be increasingly popular around the world, but in Britain the government looks about to wash its hands of the whole business
Features
Evolution's neglected superstars: There is nothing glamorous about fleas, flukes or intestinal worms. So why are they suddenly attracting so much attention?
Features
Racing for a place in the sun: On the north coast of Australia on Sunday, competitors in the third World Solar Challenge will begin a long journey across Australia. But where are the British contestants?
Features
Knowledge sans frontiers: A new high-speed network offers unprecedented opportunities for researchers to work together. But will political and technical hitches stop SuperJanet from getting off the ground?
Features
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Thistle Diary: O for a muse of fire . . . - More comment from Westminster by Tam Dalyell
Forum
Forum: Conservation rules, OK! - Fred Pearce comments on Britain's response to a European drive to save rare species and their habitats
Forum
Forum: 'Top secret' Moscow file - Judith Perera meets a defiant Russian scientist preparing his own defenceJudith Perera is a science writer based in Berkhamsted.
Forum
Review: Roy Herbert discovers the attraction of steam power and marvels of underground London
Books & Arts
Review: Rare sightings on the road to rediscovery
Books & Arts
