Brussels, 02 Sep 2005 The 19th international conference on informatics for environmental protection, 'EnviroInfo 2005', will take place in Brno, the Czech Republic, from 7 to 9 September. Organised...
Brussels, 02 Sep 2005 The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) are organising conference on science and society that will be held in...
Stem cell hopes distorted by 'arrogance and spin' A leading scientist who pushed for the controversial research into embryo stem cells will warn today that the challenges are so huge that any cures...
The Ice Museum
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a work by a Russian who emigrated to America: "The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells...
Restoration - King in ExileJames II
Education in Divided Societies
The Causes and Progression of Desertification - Call of the Desert
The World of Gerard Mercator
A Land of Ghosts
The Battle over Hetch Hetchy
Outgrowing the Earth
The Natural Advantage of Nations
Complexities
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