Science & Technology

Spiders from Mars

What causes the dust devils on the Red Planet’s surface? asks Marcus Chown

More than just a pretty face, our closest companion in space could be the reason we are here at all, argues John Gribbin

Psychics do have special powers – turning grief into money, says AL Kennedy

Simon Baron-Cohen wants to redefine how we think of human cruelty. Caspar Melville meets him

Since there is nothing useful about the God hypothesis, we can happily discard it. Physicist Mano Singham makes the scientific case for atheism

Bibles, doubt and morality without God

Quizmaster Chris Maslanka challenges you to sidestep death and defeat the dreaded lurgy

Angela Saini feels at home with Tim Radford

Andrew Mueller admires Jon Ronson's sanity

The Islamic world needs to recover its scientific spirit, says Jim Al-Khalili