Science
New fossils provide insights into early human evolution
By William Moore, October 20, 2009
After 15 years of painstaking study, the journal Science has published a series of articles on the fossilized remains of Ardipithecus ramidus, which is interpreted to be an early form of hominin, the ...
Severe dust storm hits Australian coastal cities
By Alex Safari, September 29, 2009
A huge dust storm blanketed large areas of Australia’s southeastern coast last Wednesday, covering cities and towns in the states of New South Wales and Queensland, before moving out to sea towards ...
Newly repaired Hubble telescope releases first images
By Bryan Dyne, September 23, 2009
The first images from the repaired and upgraded telescope include a dazzling combination of planetary nebula, star clusters and galaxies.
Four hundred years since Galileo’s astronomical discoveries
By Hector Cordon, August 15, 2009
The International Year of Astronomy 2009 has been designated by the International Astronomy Union and UNESCO in honor of the 400th anniversary of the discoveries of Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler...
The Google Book Search copyright settlement and the future of information—Part 2
By K. Reed, August 13, 2009
The second of a two-part article on the Google Book Search settlement.
Swine flu infections spread to 160 countries
By Perla Astudillo, August 13, 2009
According to the World Health Organisation, the swine-origin influenza virus has spread to 160 countries in less than four months.
The Google Book Search copyright settlement and the future of information—Part 1
By K. Reed, August 12, 2009
The first of a two-part article on the Google Book Search settlement.
Subordinating science to religion
Obama names evangelical Christian to run National Institutes of Health
By Patrick Martin, July 30, 2009
In selecting Francis S. Collins as the director of the National Institutes of Health, President Obama has sent a clear political message that he is willing to subordinate scientific research to Christ...
Hubble Space Telescope receives final upgrade
By Bryan Dyne, June 23, 2009
New instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope are currently undergoing calibration following the latest upgrade to the venerable scientific instrument.
Marx and Darwin: Two great revolutionary thinkers of the nineteenth century
Part 3
By Chris Talbot, June 19, 2009
Marx and Engels immediately recognised the significance of Darwin’s theory when On the Origin of Species appeared 150 years ago, laying out a scientific conception of the process of historical evolu...
Marx and Darwin: Two great revolutionary thinkers of the nineteenth century
Part 2
By Chris Talbot, June 18, 2009
Marx and Engels immediately recognised the significance of Darwin’s theory when On the Origin of Species appeared 150 years ago, laying out a scientific conception of the process of historical evolu...
Marx and Darwin: Two great revolutionary thinkers of the nineteenth century
Part 1
By Chris Talbot, June 17, 2009
Marx and Engels immediately recognised the significance of Darwin’s theory when On the Origin of Species appeared 150 years ago, laying out a scientific conception of the process of historical evolu...
