Earth Pigeons to set up a smog blog Got your own blog yet? If not you'd better hurry up if you don't want to be beaten to it by a flock of pigeons. Later this year 20 of the birds will take to the skies above San Jose, California, each carrying a GPS receiver, air pollution sensors and a basic cellphone. They will … 51¶¯Âþ
Life Forgotten wrongs of cloning 'pioneer' A FRAUD, a liar and a charlatan: that is the general verdict on Woo Suk Hwang, South Korea's disgraced "king of cloning". But the reactions to Hwang's transgressions, which have focused on the fraud, are themselves deeply unsettling. His team didn't just fabricate data. It also breached ethical guidelines designed to protect women from exploitation … Opinion
Technology Robot special: Get a grip CLAD smartly in a white flight suit, the astronaut is a picture of concentration – carefully grasping a rod with a gloved hand and fastening it to a large aluminium frame by gently twisting the rod until it locks in place. That frame might some day support solar panels to power a space station or … Features
Life The End of Faith by Sam Harris Do we need another book on the conflict between reason and faith? Yes, if it is as well-written as Sam Harris's The End of Faith (Free Press, £7.99). It's an account of why he sees religions as a global problem. Harris has no problem with mystical experiences – they're rational, he says – except for … Books & Arts
Feedback Curse of the ear worm EXPERIMENTS not working? Guinea pigs on strike? Muons in a mess? Then Barney Gardom may have stumbled across the service you need at http://athanor.firedrake.org . It offers "home and office cleansing" as part of its "curse removal and protection" services. We assume they'll do laboratories too. Barney is troubled by … Regulars