LATEST EDITORIALS
There's more to fear from nature than nuclear power
18:00 16 March 2011 | 3 comments
Destruction caused directly by last week's earthquake and tsunami will dwarf any harm from the damaged reactors at Fukushima
We are the children of the lost DNA
18:00 09 March 2011 | 1 comment
Extra genes did not make us human – it's what we lost that counts
GPS jammers have us at their mercy
18:00 09 March 2011
City infrastructure can grind to halt when GPS is out of action. We urgently need a backup system
Right now, science needs the right stuff
18:00 09 March 2011 | 1 comment
Speakers at the Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference in Florida said they are ready to take risks to be pioneers for science and technology
New race to the moon: The legal has landed
13:07 09 March 2011
Space law needs to catch up with plans for private lunar exploration
We should play the long game with genomics
18:00 02 March 2011
Some worry about the lack of progress in genomics, but advances in treating cystic fibrosis show how it will pay big dividends in the long run
A tankful of sun is what the renewables mix needs
17:02 28 February 2011 | 4 comments
Energy storage devices will never be as cool as the latest solar panel or wind turbine. But they could be the unsung heroes of an energy revolution
Courts may offer coral relief
17:29 24 February 2011
As the number of reefs dwindles because of pollution and climate change, we should look to the courts to help protect them
Kepler shows us a galaxy fit for life
18:00 23 February 2011 | 1 comment
We've taken the first big step on the quest to find alien beings
How to build a good reputation online
17:36 23 February 2011
Reputation management is going to present new problems for those who search for the truth online
Time for a new food revolution
10:39 22 February 2011 | 2 comments
It's essential to get started on ambitious technological fixes, such as upgrading the photosynthetic machinery in plants
Watson on Jeopardy! marks rise of machine thinking
18:00 16 February 2011
The debut of IBM's computer Watson on the US quiz show Jeopardy! marks a turning point for artificial intelligence
Hope and hype in the world of statistics
16:00 15 February 2011 | 1 comment
More could be done to give the public a realistic picture of research findings
A matter of life and brain death
18:00 09 February 2011 | 2 comments
Studies of the dying brain can help tell us how to save a mind
To boldly sow: why we should fertilise the galaxy
12:40 09 February 2011 | 4 comments
Our 5-million-year mission: to send life to strange new worlds