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  1. Where the dead rest in pieces

    Stung by a mistake in estimating how long a corpse had been buried, Bill Bass set out to get data on how bodies decompose - by leaving them in a field and watching them decay. Geoff Watts reports. We...

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  2. Snatched in Sudan, captive in Khartoum

    Trafficking of humans is a global crisis, writes Harold Hongju Koh, but there are ways in which we can stem the flow. The US State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices identify at...

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  3. 'Cherrypicking' a fight with Saddam

    Intelligence on Iraq was the victim of spin, argues Philip Davies, as politicians took a selective approach to the presentation of the facts. Britain is facing the fourth inquiry into the war with...

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  4. A health 'hack' who wants to put something back

    Former BBC editor Niall Dickson was seen as a surprising choice to lead a health research think-tank. Terry Philpot looks at what he has to offer the King's Fund. I hope you'll be kind. I've only...

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  5. Can Jonny put youngsters in touch with engineering?

    By explaining the mechanics of a dropped goal or a javelin throw, lecturers aim to turn young people on to engineering. Matthew Baker reports. Cashing in on England's Rugby World Cup success has...

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  6. A man who's kept science on the ball

    Former Liverpool football star Craig Johnston is part of a movement that is revolutionising sport and giving engineering a new image, writes Ben Carlish. His new football boot, dubbed "The Pig", is...

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  7. Where the dead rest in pieces

    Stung by a mistake in estimating how long a corpse had been buried, Bill Bass set out to get data on how bodies decompose - by leaving them in a field and watching them decay. Geoff Watts reports. We...

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  15. First Impressions

    This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel about a mining community: "Out on the open plain, on a starless, ink-dark night, a lone man...

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