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 Features The biggest challenges of the 21st centuryPredicting the future is a tricky business, but a group of scientists, inventors, and experts have drawn up a blueprint for engineers to build a better tomorrow. What can we look forward to?  Bones of contentionThe controversy over the status of the 'hobbit' continues. Cosmos looks on as two teams of spirited scientists try to settle things once and for all.  Hard-wired for loveAre robots the sex partners of the future? Though it sounds like a bleak nightmare to some, one academic thinks we will overcome the technological and psychological obstacles by 2050.  Talk and chalkSwimming against the cultural tide, physicists – especially theorists – cling to their blackboards.  Culinary alchemyScience-savvy chefs are bringing a new standard of experimentation and precision into the kitchen. We get a taste of what this means for the future of food.  How the El Nino cycle worksClimate change is a major factor in Australia's ongoing drought – but cycles of wet and dry have long been driven by the fickle moods of the El Niño Southern Oscillation. Here we explain the science of that weather system.  Satellites build a picture of the pastGone are the days of a fearless Indiana Jones battling through the jungle in search of ancient treasures. Today's archaeologists are using high-tech tools - from NASA satellites to Google Earth - to do the hard work for them.  The problem with physicsPhysics has become obsessed with strings, branes and multiple dimensions, yet the big questions remain fundamentally unanswered. Has the time come to admit these wild conjectures have failed, and move on?  The real Jurassic Park?A new $1-billion theme park in Dubai – featuring over 100 animatronic dinosaurs of 40 different species – promises to take you closer to a prehistoric world than you've ever been before.  Offroad on the Red PlanetWhat might a manned Mars rover look like? One design team has a concept that's gaining traction.  Will climate reshape the world economy?Pressure is building for a political breakthrough – we look into what you should expect at a key climate change conference opening in Bali this week.  Factfile: The evidence for climate changeWith a major conference on the future of climate change being held in Bali this week, we consider the scientific evidence and predictions for its impacts this century.  Making the gradeRenowned palaeontologist Jack Horner, a technical advisor to the Jurassic Park films, tells us about his battle to break into science as a dyslexic.  Engineering a winSporting prowess at the flick of a gene? In the race to be the best, some Olympic athletes are even prepared to toy with their DNA.  The DNA repair shopRather than fixing severe mutations in situ, our cells may have specialised repair shops for damaged DNA. Understanding the process could be vital to protect Mars-bound astronauts against cosmic rays. 
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