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Science News  Martin Jetpack - Finally, A Reliable Jetpack!Once the mere dream of a madman, the concept of the jetpack really first took off when Sean Connery was hovering around with one in the movie Thunderball back in 1965. Row over plan to DNA test Chopin's heartScientists refused permission to analyse organ to prove composer died of cystic fibrosis, not TB Phil Hogan finds out what the truth is behind memory loss and if you can avoid itPhil Hogan asks leading academics and medics what the truth is behind memory loss and, crucially, can you avoid it? Laughter: the secret of loveSelf-deprecating humour is key to English art of seduction, psychological study reveals Prototype: Finding and Fixing a Home’s Power HogsThe average American home has 27 power-sucking devices that are always on — but how much they actually consume, most people don’t know. Economic View: A Modest Proposal: Eco-Friendly StimulusCash for Clunkers, a generic name for a variety of programs under which the government buys up some of the oldest, most polluting vehicles and scraps Ideas & Trends: Flight’s First Fatal TripOne hundred years after aviation’s first passenger fatality, airliner crashes have become a rarity. Jeremy Leggett: Burn Up makes our climate crisis into a dramaJeremy Leggett: You may think Burn Up was far-fetched. Believe me, having witnessed climate negotiations myself, it was anything but Senate Energy Debate at ImpasseThe political fight over high fuel prices produced little progress as Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic effort to force a vote on legislation. Phenomenon: Ice FreeWill global warming give Greenland its independence?
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