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14 July 2012

Issue 2873

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Designer enzymes: Learning to rival nature's wizardry

Life

Designer enzymes: Learning to rival nature's wizardry

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The yuck factor: The surprising power of disgust

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The yuck factor: The surprising power of disgust

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Black sky research: Now the ISS proves its worth

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Black sky research: Now the ISS proves its worth

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Get the picture? Art in the brain of the beholder

Humans

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Table of contents

News

Infertility may increase risk of mental disorders

Health

Infertility may increase risk of mental disorders

Higher schizophrenia risk Not being able to have children when you desperately want them can be understandably stressful. It is known that this experience can lead to anxiety and depression. Yet we may only be beginning to understand the magnitude of the problem for women who struggle with infertility but never go on to have …

News

Life

Zoologger: The fish with its genitals on its head

News

Physics

Nature Publishing Group wins libel trial

News

Physics

Computer that could outlive the universe a step closer

News

Health

Silky scheme for vaccine storage without refrigeration

News

Health

First case of alleged stem-cell fraud enters US courts

News

Life

Threatened species need not be harmed by inbreeding

News

Earth

Tree rings suggest Roman world was warmer than thought

News

Life

Record number of blue whales feast in Pacific's 'Serengeti'

News

Earth

Can fracking contaminate drinking water?

News

Physics

Higgs discovery: giants of physics overlooked

News

Life

Stephen Hawking trials device that reads his mind

News

Earth

Endangered species rewarded with meagre territory

News

60 Seconds

News

Physics

Beyond Higgs: Deviant decays hint at exotic physics

News

Life

Exome sequencing gets to the root of rare diseases

News

Americas saw three waves of ancient settlers

News

Health

Parents less likely to catch colds and flu

News

Women dance most attractively when fertile

News

Hominins did not need boats to settle islands

News

Technology

What it's like to ride an inflatable robot

News

Technology

Autonomous subs join hunt for Amelia Earhart's plane

News

Technology

Lizard bot shows how to scamper over the sand

News

Technology

Artificial intelligence to sniff out bankers' scams

News

Technology

Kissing device lets you send a wireless smooch

News

Physics

What if we could split the Higgs boson?

News

Earth

Growth of Earth's core may hint at magnetic reversal

News

Opinion

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Physics

Particle discovery is a start, not an end

"LIKE being knocked over by a wave." That is how Peter Higgs describes the euphoria following last week's announcement that a particle resembling the one bearing his name had been discovered at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Those in attendance reacted more like victorious football supporters than delegates at a sober scientific seminar. The party has …

Opinion

Earth

Earth's past warmth is no get-out clause

Opinion

Life

We should have banked Lonesome George's cells

Opinion

Life

Fat is a beautiful organ

Opinion

Life

Intrepid explorer of the microbe jungle in your home

Opinion

Aperture

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Fantasy forest pulls focus from Singapore's skyline

See more: To see the image this article refers to, keep checking Picture of the Day on our news blog Short Sharp Science HOW do you make a garden stand out against a skyline dominated by towering glass skyscrapers? Throw fluorescent lighting, climbing plants and fashionable neon colours at the problem. The new Bay South …

Regulars

Features

Designer enzymes: Learning to rival nature's wizardry

Life

Designer enzymes: Learning to rival nature's wizardry

Biologically inspired catalysts could usher in a revolution in chemistry – if only we can figure out the best way to create them

Features

Life

The yuck factor: The surprising power of disgust

Features

Space

Black sky research: Now the ISS proves its worth

Features

Humans

Get the picture? Art in the brain of the beholder

Features

Culturelab

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Many historical buildings were built on faith alone

See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog In Mathematical Excursions to the World's Great Buildings , Alexander J. Hahn puts historical landmarks to the test of algebra IN THE 14th century, every decent European city needed a Gothic cathedral, …

CultureLab

Should orcas be kept in captivity?

CultureLab

CultureLab's pick of Olympics culture

CultureLab

Film competition: Quantum Shorts 2012

CultureLab

Psychology, evolution and penis shape

CultureLab

More

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Enigma Number 1706

Festival figures In 1951 the Festival of Britain was held, with three main features at the exhibition site – the Dome of Discovery, the Skylon and the Royal Festival Hall. This inspired me to write down three positive whole numbers; altogether they use nine digits, with no digit repeated. One of the numbers is a …

Regulars

Regulars

Feedback: The snorkel, demystified

Feedback: The snorkel, demystified

Swimming in booze FEEDBACK just bought a Speedo snorkel. The instructions supplied are for the most part refreshingly sensible, advising against diving too deep, for instance, or overbreathing before going underwater. But one large-print warning puzzles. "Use only in water," stresses Speedo. Where else would someone use a mask and snorkel tube? Walking, driving or …

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