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Science stimulus needs a better response
Science leaders will be held accountable for spending under the US stimulus package. They need to start clearly explaining the short-term benefits, says Peter Aldhous
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Biotech Evangelists vs Green Fundamentalists
What do we believe when it comes to the question of GM crops? Arguments from agrobiotech companies or environmentalists? An exasperated Andy Coghlan takes a swing at both sides
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TV's Autopsy star bemoans modern policing
Michael Baden says the murder solve rate has dropped significantly since the 1960s, despite modern forensic techniques. Linda Geddes finds out why.
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How to prevent another satellite collision
International cooperation could prevent another satellite collision, says a former orbital analyst for the US Air Force - but getting governments to share their data about satellite orbits will not be...
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A taste of the science of sword swallowing
On the off-chance that you've been wondering what you need to do to swallow a sword, there is a scientific paper on it. Graham Lawton suppresses his gag reflex
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Ducks, fleas and swords: Ig Nobel goes on tour
Feedback editor John Hoyland was on stage at the Ig Nobel roadshow in London last night - so if you weren't there, his take on it is the next best thing
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How my story about laser death rays became real
Scientists have developed laser death rays that have killed some mosquitoes. Jeff Hecht feels a bit responsible
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Google cracks artificial intelligence, creates teenage girl
It's the first day of April, so what nonsense have we been falling for this time?
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Psychiatry vs Scientology vs Anonymous
The Church of Scientology has set up an exhibit down the road from a psychiatric conference, and so has an anti-Scientology protest group. Peter Aldhous went to meet them
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Singh case highlights dangers for journalists and bloggers
A public meeting on Monday in support of science writer Simon Singh highlighted the dangers of the English libel system for all journalists and bloggers, says Graham Lawton
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G8 emissions pledge is 'scientifically illiterate'
This week, world leaders are expected to pledge to halve global emissions by 2050, but Fred Pearce argues that the science is moving faster
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New détente in science-religion war?
The nomination of geneticist Francis Collins, an evangelical Christian, as head of the US National Institutes of Health has sparked mixed reactions
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TED 2009: Philosophy in the 20th century was 'rubbish'
In our latest dispatch from the 2009 TED conference in Oxford, Jessica Griggs finds out why philosophy needs a kick in the butt
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13 things that do make sense
The Telegraph's religion editor claims we missed the "big questions" about life, universe and everything in a recent feature. No we didn't, says Michael Marshall
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Peer review changes nothing for intelligent design
Intelligent design has made it into a peer-reviewed journal, claims its author - but the paper is not in a journal of biology, says Ewen Callaway
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Templeton prize is bad news for religion, not science
The £1 million prize is meant to reconcile the two – but if you listen to the Templeton Foundation itself that's impossible, says Michael Brooks
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Climate change sceptics: just regular folk, in denial
Wendy Zukerman, Asia Pacific reporter Denial is a "valid response" of people when confronted with tough times, and this response explains climate change deniers. So said Graeme Pearman, a climate...
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Too many astronauts, too few seats
Henry Spencer, computer programmer, spacecraft engineer and amateur space historian NASA recently asked the National Research Council: does NASA have too many astronauts? Last week, the NRC responded...
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