Let’s tell it how it is. Pinter’s anti-war poems are dreadful.… Read the rest

Opponents of MMR believe in homoeopathy, the Force, ESP and all sorts of other rubbish.… Read the rest

Desmond Morris wonders how we would treat members of Homo floresiensis if they were still around.… Read the rest

The discovery of Homo floresiensis shows how much we still have to learn about human evolution.… Read the rest

Homo sapiens shared the planet with a hobbit species.… Read the rest

But, as usual, there are critics.… Read the rest

Whatever affliction it is that Prince Charles is suffering – it’s catching.… Read the rest

It could become illegal in the UK to compel two people to marry.… Read the rest

But some women’s groups say it doesn’t go far enough.… Read the rest

Just in case anybody is in any doubt about the importance of embryonic stem cell research.… Read the rest

All young people should learn about scientific reasoning up to the age of nineteen.… Read the rest

Plans to limit the use of tissues taken from living patients have been defeated in the UK House of Lords. … Read the rest

Philip Morris exploited institional fears of losing research funding in order to preserve financial ties to academic medicine.… Read the rest

Two different resolutions are on the table.… Read the rest

An appeal from beyond the grave.… Read the rest

Intelligent Design on the science curriculum.… Read the rest

Derrida put the text on the couch.… Read the rest

‘Theory’ was seen as a political weapon. Why? No one knows. [link fixed]… Read the rest

‘Theory’ as shibboleth.… Read the rest