The Music of Science The wonder of quasars The scale of the universe is amazing – but more astonishing still is the science that lets us understand it
The Music of Science The Atlantic’s expiry date How plate tectonics poses an unanswerable scientific question
The Music of Science The lightning inside us A wonderful new book throws light on the essence of living
The Music of Science Wish upon a sea floor The tiny bit of iron that links dying stars to our ocean floors
The Music of Science Gazing at a gorgosaurus Sympathy for the dino: a specimen that lived for 14 years and has been preserved for 72m
The Music of Science The flow of history A river in Germany shows how, when man channels the landscape, he channels much more besides
The Music of Science The life of a designer cell In a steel-lined room in South San Francisco, some acute minds conjure up trillions of cells to mass-produce antibodies
The Music of Science Speaking up for CO2 These days it is seen as a villain. But if carbon dioxide were known by another name, it would smell sweeter