Science & Technology

The eye of Sauron

This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what will become of our own star, says Marcus Chown

Louise Foxcroft on the oddest biography ever

In arguing that quantum physics challenges the materialist view of the world, Jay Lakhani gets his science wrong, says Mano Singham

Evolutionary archaeologist Timothy Taylor on the outrageous fortune that made us the dominant ape

Climate change, AIDS, GM foods – all have their detractors. But when does disbelief become dogma? Keith Kahn-Harris explores the cult of denialism

Hindu Council director Jay Lakhani is also a trained scientist. He believes science and religion meet at the level of the infinitely small

From brain surgery to climate change Ian McEwan has made scientific literacy fashionable. But will it save us, asks Anne Rooney.

It seems that anti-science is on the rise, but hopefully we've found the antidote

Matt Parker visits Numberland with Alex Bellos

Stuart Sim enjoys a metaphysical thriller