Renewables Opinion and reviews Beware delay Alan Robock is unhappy with the weight given to the view of climate 'sceptics' Read article: Beware delay
Policy and funding News UK science spared from budget cuts Physicists welcome government decision but flat-cash settlement could still cause damage Read article: UK science spared from budget cuts
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Nuclear power: yes or no? Ian Lowe and Barry Brook go head-to-head in our big nuclear-power debate Read article: Nuclear power: yes or no?
Policy and funding News Carl Wieman accepts White House science post Nobel-prize winner confirmed as Obama's associate director for science Read article: Carl Wieman accepts White House science post
Policy and funding Opinion and reviews Knowledge from a vast effort Rasmus Benestad looks at the link between computer models, politics and global warming Read article: Knowledge from a vast effort
Policy and funding News CERN faces €250m budget cuts Particle-physics lab insists cuts will not affect Large Hadron Collider Read article: CERN faces €250m budget cuts
Telescopes and space missions News US astronomers unveil 10-year plan Dark energy missions among top priorities Read article: US astronomers unveil 10-year plan
Telescopes and space missions News Inquiry relights tensions in South African astronomy But there is confusion over what the inquiry will investigate Read article: Inquiry relights tensions in South African astronomy
Policy and funding News Canada aids search for the African Einstein Government pledges money to create a network of African science centres Read article: Canada aids search for the African Einstein
Policy and funding News US physicists call for change in nuclear licensing American Physical Society says current rules will increase the risk of nuclear proliferation Read article: US physicists call for change in nuclear licensing