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    How to keep Light still

    Harvard scientists report bringing pulses of light to a standstill in a cold sodium cloud

  2. How to Avoid Disaster when Installing a Computer System

    Think carefully before you computerise and avoid the sins of pride and credulity

  3. How to 'starve' Tumours in Mice

    Endostatin stops blood vessel growth and starves tumours without causing drug resistance

  4. How the Malaria bug 'hides' in the Host

    How the malaria parasite hides from its host's immune system

  5. How the Body Renews its Energy

    Scientists pinpoint the role of ATP in the renewal of the body's energy

  6. How some Diseases overcome the Body's Defences

    How some diseases manage to overcome the body's defences

  7. How one Earthquake can lead to another

    Scientists can say where an earthquake might happen but not exactly when

  8. How old is Malaria?

    Working out how long malaria has been around in humans

  9. How Neural Impulses can move a Robot Arm

    ReHarnessing monkeys' neural impulses to make simple movements with a robot arm

  10. How most new Species evolved in the Tropics

    Why the tropics are the source of plant and animal biodiversity and have driven evolution

  11. How Mesoamericans put the Bounce into Rubber Balls first

    Ancient Mesoamericans and their sacred ball games played with bouncing rubber balls

  12. How marine Ecosystems collapse

    Tracing marine ecosystem collapses back hundreds and thousands of years

  13. How many genes does an Organism Need?

    Counting the vital genes in tiny organisms refined by two billion years of evolution

  14. How many Fathers does a Child need?

    The more fathers you have, the better your chances of survival, report anthropologists

  15. How Man first arrived in the Americas

    Genetic analysis suggests early man arrived from Asia about 18,000 years ago

  16. How Madagascar is protecting its Biodiversity

    Madagascar triples area set aside to protect biodiversity

  17. How is the Cloning of Human Cells Regulated?

    The ethical debate continues as new regulations about human cloning take effect in the UK

  18. How Insect Pests can be Good for Plants

    A bite from an insect pest can induce resistance and protect plants from further attacks

  19. How Human Language started with hand Gestures

    Human language probably arose from primates' hand gestures, which are complex and subtle

  20. How Harmful is Lead Pollution?

    A survey on effects of lead poisoning published by British Medical Journal

  21. How Ghana's Fish Stocks affect the land Animals

    Why the knock-on effect of over-fishing in Ghana is a reduction in wildlife populations

  22. How female Mice keep making Eggs

    Germ stem cells have been discovered in the ovaries of female mice

  23. How do Animals reach the right Size?

    Discovery of a gene that regulates cell size and growth rate in animals

  24. How did the Moon get its Craters?

    What caused the impact craters on the Moon?

  25. How contagious is the Bird Flu Virus?

    Bird flu may have passed from daughter to mother, raising fears about further contagion

  26. How close is a Bird Flu Vaccine?

    How close is an effective vaccine for bird flu?

  27. How close is a biochemical Weapon against Malaria?

    How the malaria parasite "steals" energy from the red blood cells of its host

  28. How Cholera Bacteria turn nasty

    Cholera bacterium produces harmful toxin only when it is infected by a virus

  29. How can we predict Earthquakes?

    With fears of another earthquake in the Indian Ocean, how good is our warning system?

  30. How Cameroon Lakes build up deadly Gasses

    More needs to be done to avoid deadly release of gasses again from two lakes in Cameroon

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