Publishing News US loses status as a ‘colossus of science’ Report says countries in Asia are beginning to equal the US Read article: US loses status as a ‘colossus of science’
Telescopes and space missions News Obama’s dream of Mars at risk from radiation A peak in solar activity could coincide with planned missions Read article: Obama’s dream of Mars at risk from radiation
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
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