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Diamonds aren’t forever
21/10/2009

To discover the ultimate theory linking all forces of nature in the Universe, physicists need to prove that proton decay exists. So why has nobody succeeded so far? Robert Matthews investigates

The net's next big thing
24/09/2009

Today Google, Twitter and Facebook are among the most popular sites on the net. But what will tomorrow’s online crazes be, and what will they do? JV Chamary looks at the things that will change our use of the web…

Population overload
Population overload
24/09/2009

Space, food and fuel are finite and, as the world’s population increases, so will the demand on them. Ian Taylor looks at the outcomes of this growing problem, and how to solve it.

How to free a hostage
How to free a hostage
24/09/2009

When lives are on the line, how can one person resolve a hostage crisis with psychology? Ed Chipperfield meets the world’s top negotiators to find out.

Asteroid alert
Asteroid alert!
27/08/2009

They killed the dinosaurs. They wrecked the Moon. And they've appeared in some truly awful movies. But now the United Nations has declared war on asteroids. It's about time, says Paul Parsons

Solar storm
27/08/2009

If just one solar storm hit Earth it would wreck life as we know it. Our electricity supply and communications network would be destroyed, returning civilisation to the 18th century. Stuart Clark asks is there any way we can protect ourselves?

Rollercoaster science
The thrill engineers
27/08/2009

Human guinea pigs (including Bang Goes The Theory's Dallas Campbell) are riding roller coasters to see what really gets our adrenaline pumping. Andy Ridgway discovers how they’re helping to create the rides of tomorrow

Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism
27/08/2009

Anthrax, plague… even smallpox. They’re some of the deadliest weapons that nature has ever devised and now authorities are nervous that they’ve fallen into the hands of terrorists. Ian Taylor assesses the threat level

10 deadly parasites
31/07/2009

They’ll drink your blood, worm their way into your body and take over your mind. Nell Barrie meets nature’s weirdest, and most disgusting, freeloaders

Gay Gene
Gay genetics
01/06/2009

Straight, gay or bisexual, most of us believe that we were born that way. So is sexual orientation in our DNA? JV Chamary goes in search of the gay gene