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Dolls and guys: Lagos' Area Girls
Everyone in Lagos knows what an Area Boy is, but what is an Area Girl. And can you be an Area Girl with a decent future?
Aug 27, 2010

Mangroves offer win-win opportunity
Healthy mangrove forests provide a huge range of environmental benefits and need to be protected from "market failures".
Aug 9, 2010

Humanity needs to take 'giant leap'
Humanity needs a project with the vision and budget of the Apollo space programme if it is going to make the necessary giant leap towards sustainability.
Jul 27, 2010

How spider webs catch water drops
A new study reveals the structural secrets that allow spider webs to capture water droplets from the air.
Feb 4, 2010

Nanowires allow 'power dressing'
US scientists develop tiny energy- generating fibres that could be used to create self-powered smart fabrics.
Feb 13, 2008

Curtain to prevent blast damage
Curtain material being developed in Devon could provide a new way of protecting people from terrorist attacks, researchers say.
Dec 4, 2006

Liquid drop takes big nano step
Edinburgh scientists exploit molecular machines to make a small blob of liquid move across a surface.
Sep 7, 2005

Landmarks that fit on a pinhead
Scientists unveil remarkable technology that has recreated the Tyne Bridge and the Angel of the North as tiny silicon replicas.
Jun 9, 2004

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