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Theoretical-physics hub opens in South America

South American Institute for Fundamental Research set to tackle subjects ranging from mathematical biology to cosmology

Ancient Islamic architects created perfect quasicrystals

Patterns made with nothing more than a compass and a straight edge

Online tools are 'distraction' for science

Report says journals remain "the gold standard" for disseminating results

Mystery surrounds death of Oxford astrophysicist

Police arrest 49-year-old man in connection with incident

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The dream of open science

Matin Durrani reviews Michael Nielsen’s Reinventing Discovery: the New Era of Networked Science

Web life

SciEnts and Sciencelive – two sites that offer slightly different takes on scientific outreach and entertainment

Fermilab's next frontier

Margaret Harris learns about Fermilab's plans for the post-Tevatron era

Parting the clouds

Arnold Wolfendale reviews Earth: the Operator’s Manual by Richard Alley

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