Technology Defending net neutrality is a fight for human rights The liberating power of the internet must not be sacrificed on the altar of narrow commercial interest Opinion
Environment Polar bear penis bone may be weakened by pollution Read more: Click here to read the original, longer version of this story . FIRST climate change, now penile fracture – polar bears have got it pretty rough. Chemical pollutants may be reducing the density of the bears' penis bones, putting them at risk of breaking this most sensitive part of their anatomy. Various mammals, … 51¶¯Âþ
Earth Ozone hole: How we are misled in the fight to cut smog Obama wants to cut ozone pollution, but Republicans are crying foul over the cost. Europe is being tougher… or is it? Much is obfuscation Opinion
Health It's OK to soak up the sun, just don't get burned Topping up on vitamin D WE MIGHT be in the middle of the British winter but I'm already thinking about summer. As a parent, the arrival of summer has its own rituals: stocking the freezer with ice lollies, unearthing the paddling pool – and bracing myself for the usual onslaught from the sunshine police. First … 51¶¯Âþ
Life Sperm whale's emergency evacuation... of its bowels (Image: Keri Wilk ) ENCOUNTERING a mighty sperm whale is a magical experience. But in this case, it was tempered somewhat by a rarely seen defence mechanism: emergency defecation. Sperm whales are the largest toothed predators in the world, so what have they got to be scared of? Here it was pesky divers buzzing around … Regulars
Earth Plastic Age: How it's reshaping rocks, oceans and life The ultimate fate of waste plastic is hazy – but we know future geologists will find traces of a fleeting era written in the stones. Welcome to the Plasticene Features
Technology Back to black: The enduring quest to portray nothing A painting of a black square shown in Russia 100 years ago broke new ground, now revisited by an exhibition in London and a carbon nanotube take on the original CultureLab
Feedback: Where little fears grow great Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more Where little fears grow great FEAR may, sometimes, best be tempered by focusing on a new fear. This may even be the hidden editorial policy of some publications whose every article could be prefaced: "Be very afraid, Middle England..." In … Regulars