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THE symbiosis between human beings and the bacteria dwelling in their guts is a delicate thing. When it works well,

ARCTIC sea-ice is melting. For many that is a source of alarm. But for others, the ice is still not

FEW have heard of the mesopelagic. It is a layer of the ocean, a few hundred metres below the surface,

Hidden depths KEYS have been around for a long time. The earliest, made from wood, date back 4,000 years, to

OVER a couple of days in February, hundreds of thousands of point-of-sale printers in restaurants around the world began behaving

EVER since ENIAC, the first computer that could be operated by a single person, began flashing its ring counters in

IT WAS a nice piece of marketing. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 6.27pm on

I’m okay. I know the Green Cross Code NATURAL selection is a harsh interrogator at the best of times. But

DURING a 250km (150-mile) bike ride for charity in Ohio, William Kochevar found himself cycling behind a mail van when

ON JANUARY 1st the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation did something that may help to change the practice of science.