October 2004

• 100,000 civilians may have died in Iraq conflict

  Study suggests most of those killed were women and children.

  29 October 2004

• Probe data reveal Titan's etched face

  Cassini images suggest a surprisingly dynamic surface.

  29 October 2004

• muse@nature.com: Out in the open

  The debate over whether to publish scientific results that could compromise national security is nothing new, says Philip Ball.

  29 October 2004

• Vaccine shortage fuels clinical trials

  US public seeks alternative sources of flu protection.

  28 October 2004

• Marine worm sports two kinds of 'eyes'

  Vertebrate and insect vision may have evolved from the same precursor.

  28 October 2004

• Bullied children hide from stress in later life

  Victims are more likely to plot revenge than to confront problems.

  28 October 2004

• Cassini sweeps past Titan

  Spacecraft gets closest ever view of Saturn's giant moon.

  27 October 2004

• Can antidepressants harm unborn babies?

  Baby rats given Prozac show skewed emotions later in life.

  27 October 2004

• Sunspot record reveals Sun's past

  Solar history may have links with Earth's climate.

  27 October 2004

• Trigger found for Tycho Brahe's supernova

  Deadly dance of two suns led to blast 400 years ago.

  27 October 2004