- Dave Reay
When more news comes in of rising greenhouse emissions in Europe or more political backsliding over the Kyoto Protocol, our building full of climate change scientists can be a bitter place to be.
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- Felicia Huppert
How much do we know about what makes people thrive and societies flourish? We know remarkably little about the positive aspects of living. Felicia Huppert takes us on a tour of her new book.
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- Anne Holden
The Hubble Space Telescope has been sending us back incredible pictures of the cosmos. How have recent policy changes affected it's future?
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- Klaus Jost
Underwater photographer Klaus Jost photographs the great white shark using a neoprene seal as bait in 'shark alley' off Geyser island, South Africa. In thi
s article he also discusses conservation eforts to save the great white from extinction.
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- Chris Muirhead
Superconductors are amazing materials whose resistance drops to zero when cooled. Chris looks at how they can be used to detect Pulsars, receive mobile messages, and make trains levitate.
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- Gene Mascoli
The Chilean Sea Bass, or Patagonian Toothfish, is a very tasty fish particularly popular in America. Gene looks into why it has suddenly become very expensive and could be getting more so.
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- Bob Bury
Ultrasound Scans (USS), and now Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), allows us to visualise body tissues in high resolution, without the risks associated with the use of ionising radiation such as X-Rays. Bob Bury explains how ultrasound scans and MRI scanning works.
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- Nick Humphrey
One day someone will write a book that explains consciousness. The book will put forward a theory that fills the gap between conscious experience and brain activity, but we aren't there yet.
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- Kat Arney
In this article Kat Arney describes the history of cloning and the techniques that were used to clone Dolly the Sheep, and how embryonic stem cells (ES cells) are made and used.
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- Alexandra Lindsay
Scheele was the first to isolate Hydrogen cyanide in 1782 then went on to show its toxic effects by accidentally becoming its victim. Alexandra looks at why cyanide is poisonous, causes of cyanide poisoning, and how to reverse its effects.
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