Clone go-ahead
Scientists at Newcastle University made history this week as they were granted the first UK licence to clone human cells, writes Alan Thomson. The Newcastle Human Embryonic Stem Cell Group can now...
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Today's news
Fees deter 70,000 students Nearly 70,000 school-leavers will not go to university as a result of the Government's new tuition fees, according to research released today. Researchers questioned 750...
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Portfolio Responsibilities of the Barroso Commission
Brussels, 12 August 2004 Responsibilities Departments [1] José Manuel BARROSO President Responsible for: Political guidance of the Commission Organisation of the Commission in order to ensure that it...
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President-designate Barroso unveils his team
Brussels, 12 August 2004 Today, José Manuel Barroso, President-designate of the European Commission, announced the policy portfolios he has allocated to each member of his team. The decisions follow...
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Does eye come before see?
Darwin and Design
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Maps, myths and empires
Making History, Drawing Territory
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Big Book is not key to universe
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality
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A catalogue of disasters - from Noah to Nasa in 30 chapters
Perilous Planet Earth
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Hopefully not the last word on infinity
A Brief History of Infinity - Everything and More
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It's not all sunny in the Rainbow Nation
Beyond the Miracle
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The global killer that will not die
The Return of the White Plague
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The lone genius is more linked than he thinks
Sex, Botany and Empire - Pandora's Breeches
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Miracle with bitter twist
The Mould in Dr Florey's Coat
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First impressions
This week's competition, in which you must identify a book from its opening sentence, is from an account of a trip with a four-legged travelling companion: "In a little place called Le Monastier, in...
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What gets you going first thing?
Rhythms of Life