Making Nature: The History of a Scientific Journal, by Melinda Baldwin
Helen Bynum lauds an exploration of the moral and social aspects of science through the evolution of a leading publication
Helen Bynum lauds an exploration of the moral and social aspects of science through the evolution of a leading publication
Simon Underdown on the complicated process by which science replaced religion as means of explaining the world
The decision to make the prestigious journal Nature Communications fully open access amounts to a “flag in the ground” on the issue
Postgraduate loans are around the corner; will they drive fees up?
Tracey Warr finds comedy and tragedy in the posthumous dissemination of an artist’s work
Steve Jones considers a reflection on the Origin of Species’ influence on everything (except biology)
Weekly transmissions from the blogosphere
The US is sleepwalking when it should be defusing the demographic time bomb, finds Robert Mayhew
To Win the Peace
From the Outside In - The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy - The American Dream - Guns or Butter - Barry Goldwater