Unearthing Newton’s papers
The fate of Isaac Newton's manuscripts after his death provides an interesting footnote to the great scientist's life, according to Matin Durrani
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Celebrating the mind
Robert P Crease marks the centenary of the birth of Martin Gardner
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A world gone up in smoke
A book about the 1815 Tambora eruption and its effect on climate, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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A space cowboy’s tale
James Dacey reviews an imaginative film about astronaut Eugene Cernan, The Last Man on the Moon
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CERN celebrates 60 years of science
Particle-physics lab hosts a variety of events to mark diamond jubilee
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Leadership required
As CERN celebrates its 60th anniversary this month, Sharon Ann Holgate finds out what's expected of the lab's next director-general
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Between the lines
Books about amazing everyday materials, big-seers and the atomic age, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Scientific booms and busts
An investigation of scientific skills shortages, past and present, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Between the lines: mathematics special
Books that celebrate mathematics, from ancient Egypt to modern times, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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The power and pitfalls of science advice
Edwin Cartlidge looks ahead to an international meeting of science advisers
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