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  1. Findings: All eyes on dawn chorus

    As the season of dawn chorus intensifies to its crescendo in May, a group of scientists has been investigating why some birds rise earlier than others, writes Caroline Davis. In a typical Welsh...

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  2. Give aid, not counselling

    Pat Bracken questions the validity and appropriateness of the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. He tells Adam James that sending PTSD experts to places such as Afghanistan may even be...

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  4. Has Europe got what it takes to be the new US?

    If the European Union is to fulfil its potential as a supranational democracy, it must offer its citizens freedom, security and, most of all, respect. Dennis Smith reports. Professors and politicians...

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  6. Muted voices of girl power

    Among the first women to succeed in music were those in a 16th-century girl group. But they were reliant on male patronage and barely respectable, says Laurie Stras. If you type "girl vocalist jokes...

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  7. Excite yourself, then engage students

    What is it that makes a good teacher? Alan Sked says an interest in students, intellectual rigour and enthusiasm are vital. As I am on sabbatical leave, the invitation to write about teaching came at...

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  8. My dear, you get right up my nose

    Can men smell a pretty woman from afar, and do women seeking a partner desire a man who smells like their father? Jerome Burne sniffs around controversial findings in phermone research. Smell has...

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