LATEST OPINION
The noughties – a decade of Big Science
EDITORIAL: 15:25 21 December 2009 | 3 comments
The decade now ending offers hope that we can build a more sustainable relationship with nature in the one to come
Time's up for psychiatry's bible
EDITORIAL: 08:00 14 December 2009 | 3 comments
The push to rewrite the entire field by 2012 is unnecessary – and could be dangerous too
Who is controlling the spy in your pocket?
EDITORIAL: 19:00 13 December 2009 | 4 comments
The data smartphones generate must remain under their owners' control, and not be hijacked by advertisers or other self-interested parties
English libel law on trial
EDITORIAL: 12:05 10 December 2009 | 4 comments
Decisions in the English courts can stifle debate of scientific ideas anywhere in the world – it's time the law was reformed
Homosexuality in nature is no guide to morality
EDITORIAL: 11:12 07 December 2009 | 29 comments
We have no need for fallacious arguments to support basic human rights