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In-Depth Report: Focus on China
China, the Olympics, and the Environment
Our multimedia coverage looks at the country that now leads the world in emitting greenhouse gases. With reports on Yangtze River power, China’s first carbon-neutral city, and more.
Also: Doping at the Olympics.

In-Depth Report: Technology and Privacy
Cyberterrorism, Online Predators, Electronic Voting, and More
Read, listen to and interact with exclusive digital features complementing this print issue on "The Future of Privacy."

Feature
Musicophobia: When Your Favorite Song Gives You Seizures
A woman exhibits a rare kind of epilepsy triggered by music.

Fact or Fiction
Men Have a Biological Clock
Does male fertility have an expiration date?

Podcast
Astrophysicist J. Richard Gott on Time Travel
The Princeton University scientist discusses the realities and speculations of voyaging through the fourth dimension.



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