Read article: Scientific booms and busts
Scientific booms and busts
An investigation of scientific skills shortages, past and present, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Scientific booms and busts
Read article: Between the lines: mathematics special
Between the lines: mathematics special
Books that celebrate mathematics, from ancient Egypt to modern times, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: The power and pitfalls of science advice
The power and pitfalls of science advice
Edwin Cartlidge looks ahead to an international meeting of science advisers
Read article: Electricity, eels and evolution
Electricity, eels and evolution
The role of electric eels and other electrogenic animals in guiding early studies of electricity is revealed in this fascinating book, reviewed by Brian Rasnow
Read article: A century of general relativity
A century of general relativity
An intellectual history of Einstein's general theory of relativity, reviewed by Cormac O'Raifeartaigh
Read article: Portrait of a radio icon
Portrait of a radio icon
A stunning visual history of Jodrell Bank Observatory, and its science-outreach staff are put to the test
Read article: The science of Shakespeare and his plays
The science of Shakespeare and his plays
Books about Shakespearian science and how to rebuild a scientific civilization after an apocalypse, plus a new take on “Powers of Ten”, reviewed by Tushna Commissariat and Margaret Harri...
Read article: The story of neutrinos
The story of neutrinos
Astronomer Ray Jayawardhana explains what these "pathologically shy" particles could tell us about the universe
Read article: Good scientists and honest people
Good scientists and honest people
A biography of one of the Manhattan Project's less-heralded physicists, reviewed by Andrew Robinson
Read article: From the past, a fiery warning
From the past, a fiery warning
A book about the 1783 eruption of the Icelandic volcano Laki and the lessons it holds for us today, reviewed by Hazel Rymer
