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Bill Bryson: Everything that happens is amazing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-17 3:00)
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The award-winning writer on why his fascination with our place in the universe led him to revisit his least favourite subject at school
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Battle for climate data approaches tipping point
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-17 3:00)
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Behind the "climategate" headlines, there are real struggles over access to climate records
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Alice's adventures in algebra: Wonderland solved
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-17 3:00)
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The absurdities of Lewis Carroll's classic disguise an attack on new-fangled mathematics, says literary scholar Melanie Bayley
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Today on New Scientist: 16 December 2009
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-17 3:00)
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Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: the secret mathematics of Alice in Wonderland, the battle for climate data, and the alien planet that could be the ultimate water world
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Nuclear physics hit hardest by STFC cuts
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-17 2:55)
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Today's announcement of funding cuts by the Science and Technology funding council has enraged scientists, especially nuclear physicists
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Plastic plane takes to the skies
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-17 0:00)
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A revolutionary new airliner with a plastic body and many other novel features took off for the first time yesterday
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Loopholes in climate deal could render it useless
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-16 23:48)
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The devil is in the detail, and a deal to slash emissions by 20 per cent could in fact increase them by 10 per cent
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David Nutt questions new government principles
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-16 22:57)
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Draft principles on scientific advice to government have had a critical reception.
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Masterworks in Petri dishes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-16 21:25)
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Dangerous, yes; useful, sometimes; works of art? no. But this gallery of the best microbial artworks might change your mind
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Martin Rees: Getting to the right desks in government
from New Scientist - Online News
(2009-12-16 19:17)
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As the Royal Society enters its 350th year, its president says its mission is to speak up for science to public and politicians alike
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