Do you want to be in my gang?
19 November 2009
Some say mission groups help air vital issues collegially, but others think they selfishly expose the sector to divide-and-rule tactics. Melanie Newman looks at the group dynamics
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Do you want to be in my gang?
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Off Piste: Reinventing the past
Off Piste: Reinventing the past
19 November 2009
We bring home mementoes because we want a tangible memory of a time or place. Ulrike Zitzlsperger ponders souvenirs and how they reshape history
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In the heavens, as it is on Earth
In the heavens, as it is on Earth
19 November 2009
Proof of the existence of extraterrestrial life may be closer than we think, thanks to a surge of research in astrobiology. Lewis Dartnell is determined to ascertain that we are not alone
Learning to share
12 November 2009
Free, immediate and permanently available research results for all - that's what the open-access campaigners want. Unsurprisingly, the subscription publishers disagree. Zoe Corbyn weighs up the ramifications for journals, while Matthew Reisz...
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'Giving it away' a textbook argument
'Giving it away' a textbook argument
12 November 2009
Matthew Reisz assesses what open access means for book authors
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Telling Tales
Telling Tales
12 November 2009
History: fact or fiction? Ronald Hutton's early experience of discerning reality from fantasy has coloured his view of the subject since
Oasis in the desert
5 November 2009
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology pushes many boundaries. Zoë Corbyn visits Saudi Arabia to see how its vision of top-class research in a liberal environment is taking root
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The failure of History
The failure of History
5 November 2009
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Taking Flight
Taking Flight
5 November 2009
John Turner finds that piloting an aeroplane is the perfect tonic after a hectic week
