Politics Martin Rees and Steven Pinker: Wagering on catastrophe Four years ago these two eminent scientists bet on the likelihood of a man-made global biological disaster. Is it time to decide a winner? By Martin Rees
Science & Tech Nasa’s Mars landing is a reminder that good science depends on good politics By Martin Rees
In the beginning – if there was one We still don’t know exactly how the universe was created – and, given the limits of the human brain, By Martin Rees