Studying the passed
Excrement is a growing area in archaeology. Miles Russell explains the power of poo. Ever stopped to think about poo? I do not mean in a deviant way (though obviously that is entirely your...
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Cutting edge: Pamela Briggs
What is the nature of the perfect relationship and can it be recreated in virtual forms? Is the internet a blessing or a curse? Is face-to-face interaction suffering as a result? Two recent US...
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Drawing some young blood
The man who once said that Spanish science was in a 'critical state' will now lead its biggest research body. Rebecca Warden reports. Rolf Tarrach's reaction to being appointed head of Spain's...
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Geologists await quake
A Himalayan earthquake that could result in unprecedented loss of human life is overdue, according to geologists. They have calculated that a swath of territory along a 600km line stretching from...
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Cell success gives hope
A way to turn embryonic stem cells into the cells at the heart of the immune system raises the prospect of new cancer therapies and improved transplant technology. Paul Fairchild, Herman Waldman,...
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Profit and a pointless loss
In 1888, the Tasmanian government offered a bounty on the thylacine 'tiger'. Bob Paddle charts a tragic extinction. In unseasonably early spring weather for Hobart, the last known thylacine died of...
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More than ping-pong
Scotland's first chair of community education knows how difficult the informal learning route can be - he left school without a single qualification. Ted Milburn talks to Olga Wojtas. Ted Milburn,...
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Star Turn: Robert Taylor
Sue Law meets a charismatic lecturer who enlivens relativity with doses of Star Trek . Complex equations and abstract concepts may not sound the most promising material for a lively lecture. But...
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In the News: Brian Spratt
Public concern about the possible health hazards associated with the use of depleted uranium in munitions has led Brian Spratt to chair the Royal Society's working group on depleted uranium. The 53-...
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On the Move
Michael Blatt , former professor of biological sciences at Imperial College, London, has been appointed to the regius chair of botany at the University of Glasgow . Michael Clarke , pro vice-...
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Glittering Prizes
Anthony Challinor , of the University of Cambridge, has been awarded the Royal Astronomical Society 's Michael Penston prize for his PhD thesis on the cosmic microwave background. The University of...
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Don's Diary
Saturday It is the final day of the annual meeting of Arnova (Association for Research on Non-profit Organisations and Voluntary Action). We are in New Orleans and everyone wants to get a feel for...
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Cruising for a lecture
Teesside University administrators were taken aback last week when they learnt that a gay website was recommending the university's library as the perfect place for sexual rendezvous. Site visitors...
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Voluntary redundancy?
Royal Holloway has a new visitor - but one who risks putting himself out of a job. Lord Irvine of Lairg took up the post on January 1. However, in his role as lord chancellor, he introduced...
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Science's golden couple
Move over Posh and Becks. The new golden couple are the husband-and-wife team of Bill Graham, professor of experimental physics at Queen's University, Belfast, and Bernie Hannigan, head of Ulster...