An excavation in East Anglia hints at the Celts' resistance to Roman globalisation. Steve Farrar digs up the evidence. It did not seem like much. Burnt fragments of wattle and daub, a few flint-lined...
The Prelude, by William Wordsworth. Of College labours, of the Lecturer's room All studded round, as thick as chairs could stand, With loyal students faithful to their books, Half-and-half idlers,...
The Prelude , or, Growth of a Poet's Mind. But since the mind of William Wordsworth, over a very long life (1770-1850), never ceased to grow (even if it grew arthritic), it is not surprising that...
Top scientists are being wooed by an oasis of healthy salaries, hi-tech facilities and freedom. Anna Fazackerley joins them in the sun. David Lane discovered p53, the tumour suppressor gene that is...
Ethiopia offers rich ground for exploring the origins of humanity, and a few home-grown experts return after studying in Europe and the US, says Geoff Watts Palaeontologist Berhane Asfaw places a...
An academic victim of a violent attack in interwar London haunts Matt Houlbrook's exploration of a lost era's shifting sexual identities. One night in August 1929, two lives met. Philip was American...
Brussels, 06 Jul 2005 Contribution of the European biotechnology industry to the Proposal for a Community Regulatory Framework on Advanced Therapies of 4 May 2005, following the public consultation...
Paris, 06 Jul 2005 Through the night of 4 July 2005, all European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes observed the effects of the impact on Comet 9P/Tempel 1. At sunset in Chile, the seven...
Paris, 06 Jul 2005 As of 6 July 2005, 989 comets have been discovered, using the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, which is expected to discover its 1000th comet this...
Brussels, 06 Jul 2005 Researchers from ten teams in seven EU countries are working together to assess the safety and efficacy of computed tomography (CT) scans. CT scanners use x-ray equipment to...
Brussels, 06 Jul 2005 New figures on research and development (R&D) expenditure and personnel in the European regions from Eurostat show that R&D efforts are highly concentrated in...
Brussels, 06 Jul 2005 Information Society and Media Commissioner Viviane Reding has welcomed the official launch of the European Technology Platform for networked and electronic media (NEM), which...
Brussels, 06 Jul 2005 The European Network for Diagnostics of Imported Viral Diseases (ENIVD) has presented the results and conclusions of its external quality assurance activities (EQA) carried out...
Brussels, 06 Jul 2005 Full text of Document 2511/05 1. Commission communication "Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009" ­ presentation and exchange of views...
Brussels, 06 Jul 2005 Organised by the Biochemical Society, the 'Bioscience 2005: From genes to systems' conference will take place in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 17 to 21 July. Over 1,500...