Nuclear power is far from perfect, but Pip Hobbs argues that it provides a decent stopgap between fossil fuels and a future of cheap, efficient renewables.
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We are as ignorant of embryos and stem cells as ever
16 November, 2011
That a judge was called upon to clarify what an EU directive meant by the word ‘embryo’ shows up just how little the citizens of our democracies understand about the science-based laws we write.
A month of growth
7 November, 2011
This is the month, writes Daryl Ilbury, when all men should show care for their testicles and prostate, and leave a little hair beneath their noses
It’s a SAD time of the year
4 November, 2011
It seems it’s not the season to be jolly, and you can jolly well thank your pineal gland for that







Why are we banging heads over public access to scientific data?
That a public debate nearly ended in a baroness nutting a journalist reveals the passions around freedom of information.
Tags: climategate, open data, Scary
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