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Science and Harry Potter

December 1, 2010
The Harry Potter story is coming to an end – all seven books in the series have been published and in six months the final chapter will be released in...

Science is Vital!

November 26, 2010
The science budget has miraculously avoided drastic cuts in the recent Comprehensive Spending Review. Leila Sattary looks back at the events leading up to the announcement and the part scientists...

Crop circle mystery solved

October 26, 2010
Most crop circles are manmade but ‘experts’ maintain that there is a distinct difference between manmade and non-manmade circles. The basis of this conclusion is a wealth of evidence and...

Its all about the curl

October 25, 2010
Fluke or skilful – just how much did Roberto Carlos know about the science of ‘that’ goal in the 1997 Tournoi de France?

Dreams are made of this

September 26, 2010
Sleep is such a natural part of life and yet it remains largely unexplained by science. Leila Sattary finds out what dreams are made of and why sleep is so...

Cloning – unsafe or just misunderstood?

September 17, 2010
Cloning has always been a controversial issue and it’s been thrust into the limelight again recently after the New York Times revealed a British farmer was selling milk from the...

The bio-revolution

August 26, 2010
Geneticist and entrepreneur Dr Craig Venter hit the headlines in May 2010 after creating the first example of synthetic life. Leila Sattary asks whether scientists are playing God and weighs...

Bright ideas needed for Deepwater Horizon

August 19, 2010
Three and a half months after the initial incident and oil is still leaking from BPs Deepwater Horizon rig. You wouldn’t think it would be this hard to plug the...

European investment

July 26, 2010
Britain’s current competitive advantage in many sectors is at risk of being wiped out by our global competitors who have increased spending in science to boost their economies. With business...

Science set to suffer in post-election budgets

July 14, 2010
With the excitement of the election and the wait to see who’s would take power over, the real nitty-gritty work is set to begin – and as far as the...

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