Catch chlamydia THE sexually transmitted infection chlamydia may be twice as common as previously thought. According to past studies, around 4 per cent of women in Britain are infected by the bacterium, of whom two-thirds show no symptoms. Now a pilot screening programme in Portsmouth involving 17,500 women aged between 16 and 24 has found that over … News
Humans Washington diary IT HAS BEEN almost four months since scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico (aka the birthplace of the atomic bomb) "lost" and then "found" two computer discs containing top-secret nuclear information. The discs, which explained how to disarm bombs, were found missing just before a forest fire forced the lab's evacuation. … Opinion
Pigeonholed DEBORAH BEST tells a story about a game her two nieces, aged three and five, were playing. "One of them was pretending to be sick, the other was taking care of her—as a nurse. I asked her why she wasn't being a doctor," says Best. "And she told me, `Girls can't be doctors!'" What shocked … Features
Talking `bout a revolution The birthplace of the Web? A physics laboratory near Geneva. At some stage there'll be a plaque at CERN in honour of the Web's fathers, Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau. But for now there is an excellent book written by James Gillies with Cailliau about the nativity of an essential part of modern life, out … Books & Arts
Feedback YUCK! What's that crawling out of your computer keyboard? A recent study by AOL in Britain reveals that up to two grams of gunk accumulates in the average computer keyboard each month. The bulk of it is crumbs and bits of food that fall between the keys when users eat meals and snacks at their … Regulars