Unlocking the secrets of the universe with the humble Higgs boson

Mark Wyman | 10 October 2008 | comment 4

With price tag of more than US$10 billion, the biggest toy in science has to deliver a big bang for its buck. Scientists are confident that it will succeed.

The West’s Islamic legacy challenged

Richard Bastien | 10 October 2008 | comment 6

A French scholar has sparked a controversy by challenging the conventional wisdom that we emerged from the Dark Ages guided by Muslim teachers.

Ecuador’s labyrinth of nebulous ambiguity

Pedro Dutour | 09 October 2008 | comment 5

Now that the new president has his politically correct constitution, what will he do with it?

The best get convictions; the worst get medals

Nigel Hannaford | 09 October 2008 | comment 11

A Canadian woman has spent nearly half of the last 14 years in jail as a prisoner of conscience. Why doesn't she have a medal?

The payoff for straining the brain

Denyse O’Leary | 08 October 2008 | comment 8

Does self-discipline beat intelligence? What about a good night’s sleep?

Ghost Town

William Park | 07 October 2008 | comment 1

A comedy which explores the meaning of life without being didactic or preachy.

Why Germany is lukewarm about Nato

George Friedman | 07 October 2008 | comment 11

Once again, Germany faces a menacing Russia to its east.

Religulous superstitions

Barbara Kay | 07 October 2008 | comment 20

Belief in God is a prophylactic against tarot cards and pseudoscience.

Milk of human blindness

Constance Kong | 05 October 2008 | comment 3

China's dairy scandal could happen again unless the government sees that major reforms are needed to uproot a culture of corruption. 

Welcome to Baroness Warnock’s perfect world of total pleasure

Brigitte Pellerin | 03 October 2008 | comment 20

The movement to remove all suffering from life takes another step forward, calling for people with dementia to die for the good of all.

A nation without women

Anjalee Lewis | 02 October 2008 | comment 22

India faces a bleak future because of a preference for sons over daughters

New-look Inquisitions want to call doctors in for a little chat

Lea Singh | 01 October 2008 | comment 21

In a world without objective truth, why should governments recognise a right to conscientious objection?

Same-sex marriage: lessons from Canada

Andrea Mrozek and Peter Jon Mitchell | 30 September 2008 | comment 17

Where gay rights triumph, new rights battles begin.

Parenting on a shoestring

Michelle Martin | 29 September 2008 | comment 3

Isn't it about time to have a time-out on consumerism?

iPhone: not your kids’ phone

David Vincent | 26 September 2008 | comment 5

At least, not until the touted ‘parental controls’ materialise.

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