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Science File News
Cheltenham Science Festival 2009
 2009-05-22 The Cheltenham Science Festival will take place this year between June 3 rd and June 7 th, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK. The programme is now available: you can view details of more than 80 events in the Science File events calendar here. There are events for all ages, and the festival looks set to repeat the huge success of previous years. If you attend any of the events, why not review it for Science File? Just write your review in MS Word (or compatible) and mail it to us. And don't forget that all events in the Science File events calendar are available through RSS feeds - there is a list on the right hand side of this page. Just click on a feed to subscribe to it with your RSS reader.
New RSS Feeds Available
2009-04-27 There are now several new RSS feeds available for the Events Calendar, one for each event category. The original feed which includes all events can still be subscribed to. All feeds are listed in the right-hand column of the page. We hope you will enjoy using the new RSS feeds, which will enable you to keep informed about forthcoming science events. Please contact us if you have any problems or questions.
News Archive Database Hits 10,000-Record Mark
2009-03-26 The Science File News Archive Database now contains 10,000 records! This month, the addition of several hundred new science news stories means that we have passed the ten thousand mark. The database contains links to science news stories on the web going back to the beginning of 2007. For research purposes, the database is an invaluable tool , and it remains the internet's only categorised, searchable database of science news. To use the database, you need to register as a member of Science File.
IYA 2009: Video Index
 2009-03-12 Quite a few videos relating to International Year of Astronomy 2009 are starting to appear on YouTube and other places. We have compiled an index of some of the more interesting ones, which you can find here. You can watch the videos here at Science File without having to leave the site. We will be adding more videos to the index in due course. Enjoy!
New Article: Autism - A Primer
2009-02-28 In the first of a series of articles about autism, Dr. Beaver introduces the basic facts.You can read the article here. Itīs also available from the Biology section of the Articles menu above.
100 Hours of Astronomy
 2009-02-25 As part of International Year of Astronomy, April sees an ambitious event - 100 Hours of Astronomy. This Cornerstone Project is a worldwide event consisting of a wide range of public outreach activities, live science centre, research observatory webcasts and sidewalk astronomy events.One of the key goals of 100 Hours of Astronomy is to have as many people as possible look through a telescope as Galileo did for the first time 400 years ago. 100 Hours of Astronomy will take place from 2nd -5th April when the Moon goes from first quarter to gibbous, good phases for early evening observing. Saturn will be the other highlight of early evening observing events.
You can view an interactive map of worldwide 100 Hours of Astronomy events here at Science File. The home page for the project is here. This is a fantastic chance to introduce the night sky to people who might otherwise never have the chance to look through a telescope, and, if everybody who owned one just went into the street and encouraged passers-by to look at the night sky, just think what a difference that could make to the general public's perception of their Universe! Wrexham Science Festival 2009
2009-02-20 The programme for this year's Wrexham Science Festival is now available for download at http://www.wrexhamsf.com/en/. Science File members can download it from the Document Library, available from the menu bar above. Festival events will be added shortly to the Events Calendar. The festival runs from 26 th March until the 4 th April.
Science File Goes Multilingual
 2009-02-06 Science File is now available in many different languages!Select the language you wish to view the site in from the pull-down list near the top right of this page, or alternatively just click on one of the flags for the standard languages of English, French, German, Spanish or Catalan. There will be a short pause while the page is translated. We hope this will enable our international visitors and members to get more out of the site, although please be aware that some features of Science File are only available in English at the moment. We also make no claim that the automatic translations will be 100% accurate or comprehensible! 
Darwin200 Update
2009-02-03 Full details of UK events in 2009 relating to Darwin200 are now available as a Science File article. Events lasting a week or less have also been added to the Events Calendar. Members can also download the documents as Word files from the Document Library: they are also available to read from the "Evolution" section of the Articles menu above. If you attend any of the events, why not review it for Science File? Simply write your review and mail it to us. To visit the homepage of Darwin200, click the logo. Many thanks to Darwin200 for permission to reproduce their material. If there are any related events going on near you, and they don't appear here, please let us know about them so we can add them to the Events Calendar. Click the link below to view all the details.
Darwin200 UK Events 2009
Events Calendar Improved
2009-01-29 As you can see on the right of this page, we have made some improvements to the "Forthcoming Events" section of the Events Calendar. You can now see the exact location of the event, if appropriate, as well as its category. This should make it easier for you to spot those events which you might like to attend. We've also made it a little clearer that the title of each event is a link to the event's full details and the calendar proper, where you can see weekly, monthly and yearly views of the list of events as well as filter events by category. Just click on the event's title to read all about it.
We are also pleased to announce the addition of an RSS feed for the calendar. Click the RSS logo on the right to subscribe to the feed, for which you will need an RSS reader like Feed Demon, NewsGator or MS Outlook. The feed contains details of science events in the calendar which are happening within the next 30 days.
In addition, in the calendar's monthly view you can now see the full title of an event rather than a truncated version. And soon the event title will also contain a link to any reviews which have been written about it. If you have attended one of the events in the calendar, why not write a review? Simply write your review in MS Word (any version, or compatible), e-mail it to us and we will do the rest. The address is events at sciencefile.org, substituting a "@" symbol in the right place of course. Any reviews would be much appreciated, so that site visitors can decide if they wish to attend the event.
Similarly, if you are a Science File member, you may add events to the calendar yourself. If you know of a good science event taking place where you are - whichever country that may be - please add it to the calendar. After logging in, go to the calendar and click "Add An Event" towards the bottom of the page. Full instructions on how to do so will be appearing on this site soon, but for the moment let us know if you experience any problems.
Alternatively, you may mail us the details of the event and we will publish it for you. Please provide the title, dates and times of the event, the event category, the exact location, a description, contact details for the event organiser and, if possible, a web address where one can view more details. As regards the event category, please enter the events calendar by clicking an event on the right of this page, and you will see a list of categories (with their descriptions) on the right. These are: Event, Other, Podcast, Public Lecture/Discussion, Radio Programme and Television Programme. Thank you!!
Darwin200
2009-01-10 With this year being the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On The Origin of Species, Science File will be listing related UK events in the Events Calendar. There is a lot going on! For Science File members, there are also Darwin200-related documents in the Document Library, including full listings of UK events. If you know of an event this year which is not in the calendar, either in the UK or elsewhere, please let us know, or add it to the calendar yourself if you are a registered member of Science File . If you've attended one of the events, why not write a review of it for publication here? Simply write your review in MS Word (any version) and mail it to us. Any and all contributions relating to Darwin200 are most welcome! All in all 2009 looks like being a golden opportunity for people of any age to learn more about evolution, which is surely one of the least-understood scientific ideas among the general public. In 2009 let us celebrate the life and work of Charles Darwin and the legacy of his then-controversial but amazingly successful account of how life changes and adapts on this planet.
To visit the homepage of Darwin200, click the above logo.
International Year of Astronomy 2009
 2009-01-06 UNESCO's International Year of Astronomy is here! This worldwide event aims to introduce people to their Universe and stress the importance of astronomy to science, culture and heritage. Here at Science File you can see what's going on in the Events Calendar, and if you are a registered member you can post IYA events to the calendar yourself. Because more than 130 countries are planning activities for IYA 2009, it's impossible for us to keep track of every event, so to that end we would welcome contributions from those outside the UK. As well as adding events to the calendar, why not write an article for Science File about IYA events where you are, or review an event you have attended? This year is a golden opportunity to communicate not just astronomy but science in general to those who otherwise might not come into contact with it. Experience has shown that there are many, many people who would like to learn more about their Universe but who don't know where to start. So why not help them out and give them a guiding hand? If you are an amateur atronomer, why not take your telescope into the street and show the wonders of the night sky to passers-by? You'd be amazed how many interested people you will meet. Failing that, why not get in touch with your local astronomical society and see what they are doing for IYA 2009?
If you are a Science File member, you can download many IYA 2009 documents, flyers, brochures etc. from the Document Library as well as upload your own. The main website for IYA 2009 is www.astronomy2009.org or click the logo above. On the main website you can view links to individual country sites. What with 2009 being the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, with many events planned for that as well, 2009 looks like being a fantastic year for science! You can keep up to date with all science events this year here at Science File. And as always, we'd love to hear from you about anything science-related you are doing this year. Simply click the "Register" option on the menu above to become a member of Science File.
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