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The Sun is Dying & Global Dimming	Brian Cox	Mini-features: one on the dying of the Sun, Dark Matter and Q-balls, the other on the effect of pollutants causing global dimming, from Brian Cox, particle physicist at CERN and science advisor to the movie Sunshine.
The View from the Centre of the Universe	Joel Primack & Nancy Ellen Abram	After thousands of years of abstract theorizing, cosmology is finally coming close to a testable theory to explain the nature of the universe. Abrams and Primack argue we need the modern equivalent of a creation myth to help fix the new cosmological ideas in our minds.
The God Effect Updated	Brian Clegg	Quantum entanglement is a remarkable physical phenomenon that seems to allow to particles to be separated to opposite sides of the universe, yet a change to one is instantly reflected in the other. As it is a field where new breakthroughs are happening all the time there's an need for regular updates.
The Life and Hard Times of an Armchair Scientist	Peter Forbes	In researching his book on bio-inspiration, The Gecko's Foot, Peter Forbes made a discovery of his own – his idea has now born fruit, but not quite in the way he'd hoped. The remarkable story of gecko's foot tape...
Climate Change Begins at Home	Dave Reay	We don't need to start chanting on hills or cooking up nettle soup - but each one of us can reduce our lifetime contribution to global warming by over 1,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas...
Rethinking Efficiency	Andrew Price	Society is addicted to efficiency at all costs, without recognizing the hidden value of the ‘unessential’ for performance. Robustness does much more than help keep things going.
When Science Fiction is Science Fact	George Pendle	The links between science and science fiction are often strong - the author of Strange Angel describes the uproar in 1945 when a science fiction magazine pre-empted the atomic bomb.
A Scientist in Middle Earth	Henry Gee	The author of The Science of Middle Earth shows why the old master of fantasy was not as detached from science as many imagine.
Killer Wallpaper	Andrew Meharg	A fascinating insight into the way arsenic colouring in wallpapers and fabrics proved a hazard to Victorian workers and literary figures alike.
The Checkerboard Optical Illusion	Edward Adelson	We've recently reviewed a book about shadows - here's the most impressive optical illusion we've ever seen, which depends on our perception of shadow to work. Stunning.
The Loom that Wove the Future	James Essinger	Did you know that the computer on your desktop, in your palm-top, in your mobile phone or in any one of numerous domestic appliances in your home is the descendent of a loom invented in 1804? Find out more...
Feynman got it wrong!	Brian Clegg	Richard Feynman was one of the greatest scientists of all time, but even his genius had its weak points. Particularly in his view of early scientist, Roger Bacon.
Norman Who?	Eric Lax	Norman Heatley, the forgotten figure in the discovery of penicillin, is revealed in this fascinating article.
Ferraris and Goats	Brian Clegg	An exploration of one of the most intriguing probability problems in modern history
Tunneling Barriers	Günter Nimtz	How can light cross a space in zero time, or have negative energy? Take an insider's look at the strange world of tunneling...
On the trail of Fox Talbot	Brian Clegg	A humorous excursion round Lacock and Lacock Abbey, the rural home of the first photographer
Meta Math! The Quest for Omega	Gregory Chaitin	The preface of Chaitin's remarkable book on the joys of mathematics and the discovery of Omega (the book is downloadable for free)
Keeping the number line dry	Brian Clegg	A fascinating paradox of infinity
Was the Universe Created by Angels?	Marcus Chown	The discovery that it might be possible to make a universe in the laboratory could have profound implications for the origin of our Universe
Inside the imagination of Aristotle	Brian Clegg	How Aristotle regarded infinity and the clever example he used to show how it could be "potential"
Moment of Discovery	Brian Clegg	Capturing the excitement of researching a book in the moment of discovery of a hitherto unknown document
Muybridge - the man who stopped time	Brian Clegg	An introduction to Eadweard Muybridge, the remarkable man who invented motion pictures (and killed his wife's lover)
Stalking Muybridge	Brian Clegg	Adventures in Kingston-on-Thames, tracking down sites important to Eadweard Muybridge
Twisted Light	Brian Clegg	There's always something new to learn about light. How it can be polarised - with a twist
Clegg Hall	Brian Clegg	Not popular science, but an insight into the fascination that got this popular science author writing

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