Demons in the Details
Hollywood and physics should be kept apart — pretty much like matter and anti-matter
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Taking Research for Granted
British universities need to become more like America’s if they want to keep the best scientists
A Strange Rush for the Exit
In a world where life appears to be getting better, why are we in the grip of a suicide epidemic?
Why Matter Really Matters
Firing neutrons under Japan may explain why the universe exists
Buzzing Off
The collapsing honey bee population and its impact on the planet What has happened to the bees? Across the planet, the honey bee population is in a state of collapse. In Britain,
The Stem Cell Wars are Over
Thanks to a breakthrough, human embryos need not be sacrificed in the cause of science
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
You want it, you deserve it! That's the misleading message of a thousand self-help guides to instant bliss
Our Reading’s Bad – But Not That Bad
Literacy teaching has undergone massive changes, but more are needed in the modern world
Box of Tricks
100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know by John D. Barrow
Where Did the Big Bang Come From?
The story of Georges Lemaître shows how cosmology moves in mysterious ways
Criminal Damage to the Law
Six Greenpeace activists were cleared in September of causing £30,000-worth of criminal damage to a coal-fired power station in Kent.
Evil, on the Face of It
Behavioural predilections are all in the mind, but we still judge each other by physical appearance