Geography: The lost world
More than 3,000 young adults in nine countries were tested on their geographical knowledge - with some alarming results.Despite a deluge of news about the prospect of a war against Saddam Hussein,...
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Swimming in chlorine byproducts
When athletes at this year's U.S. national swimming championships found themselves gasping for breath while competing at the indoor pool at Indianapolis University, event organizers said the culprit...
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Eco-farming 'helps world's poor'
Scientists found that techniques such as crop rotation and organic farming increased crop yields by an average of 79%, without risking future harvests.The study, possibly the largest of its kind,...
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Mountain pine beetle: Canada's new government delivers
“British Columbians know how wildfire can devastate communities, and there’s no question the beetle has added fuel for potential fires. Dead and dying trees pose other risks as well,” said M.Harris...
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Mattel Recalls 800,000 Lead-Tainted Toys
The latest action, which involved about 800,000 toys and which was announced late Tuesday, is yet another blow to Mattel. The news, along with other recent recalls of tainted Chinese toys from other...
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Industry in the bedroom, productivity in the mills
A Farewell to Alms
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The ancient art of fighting dirty
Special Operations in the Age of Chivalry, 1100-1550
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Poignant echoes of the near and the far
The Wild Places - Wild
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Repression kick-starts a career in radical violence
What Makes a Terrorist
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an author more lauded for his ground-breaking television work: "A minute away from disaster, as he was...
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The Poetick Fields that appear versions of God's own Paradise
The Arcadian Friends
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A success story spelt out in black and white
The Business of Books
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Tragedy and farce meet in the trenches
World War One
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When Big Brother took charge of Orwell's Farm
Orwell Subverted
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Grant contest proves an ill-conceived lottery
European Research Council's attempt to identify innovative young scientists fails on all counts, says Christian Fleck Last month, 8,608 young researchers received an e'mail informing them that they...