Read article: The pioneers of weather forecasting Climate Opinion and reviews The pioneers of weather forecasting Met Office atmospheric physicist Susan Ballard finds it "stimulating" to read about some of her earliest predecessors
Read article: A shining light for African science Policy and funding Opinion and reviews A shining light for African science Plans are afoot to build Africa's first ever light source. Sekazi Mtingwa calls for physicists to get behind the project
Read article: Fabiola Gianotti takes charge at CERN as lab weighs up designs for future colliders Policy and funding News Fabiola Gianotti takes charge at CERN as lab weighs up designs for future colliders New directorate will oversee the Large Hadron Collider's high-energy run and prepare for a major upgrade to the collider
Read article: International Year of Light draws to a close Policy and funding News International Year of Light draws to a close Successful year marked by thousands of events held in more than 100 countries worldwide
Read article: Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit Telescopes and space missions News Hawaiian court throws out Thirty Meter Telescope building permit Construction of the $1.4bn TMT set for delays, as opposition hardens
Read article: The great high-energy write-off Policy and funding Opinion and reviews The great high-energy write-off A forensically detailed analysis of what went wrong with the Superconducting Super Collider impresses reviewer Andrew Robinson
Read article: UK science funding protected from cuts Policy and funding News UK science funding protected from cuts £4.7bn science budget will increase with inflation until 2020
Read article: Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits Telescopes and space missions News Arecibo Observatory faces uncertain future as boss quits Robert Kerr resigns following clash over funding historic facility in Puerto Rico
Read article: Cooking Bacon Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Cooking Bacon Has Francis Bacon been unfairly vilified, asks Robert P Crease
Read article: Scotland’s photonics cluster Policy and funding Video Scotland’s photonics cluster Academia–industry partnerships at the University of Strathclyde's Technology and Innovation Centre
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