2 July 2004
At 10.26 am local time on 28 June, the US-led administration in Iraq handed over sovereignty to an Iraqi government, two days earlier than scheduled. New Scientist audits the legacy of the war against Saddam, and the subsequent occupation
24 June 2004
Honeybees precisely regulate the temperature of their nest thanks to genetic variations in their individual thermostats
17 October 2003
17 October 2003
15 October 2003
The single number describes the locomotion of animals from moths to dolphins and could be used to design better military spy drones
21 August 2003
The US Air Force's Global Hawk becomes the first uncrewed aircraft to be allowed to "file-and-fly" on the same day
22 March 2003
The military is relying on precision weapons to both win the war in Iraq and help prevent politically damning civilian casualties. But the technology is far from fail-safe
21 March 2003
The hi-tech war in Iraq has prompted the US military to secure unprecedented access to commercial satellites
19 March 2003
The military hope precision weapons will both win the war and help prevent politically damning civilian casualties – but the technology is far from fail-safe
11 March 2003
A last-ditch effort to unite the UN Security Council centres on the technical details of weapons Iraq has yet to account for
