There is a revolution raging over access to scientific information, yet much of that information you will never find by using Google: it lurks in the Deep Web. Time to don the helmet and switch on the lamp......

In these articles I hope to promote a better understanding of autism and discuss some of the theories as to its cause.

 Being a brief but discursive history of some of the developments in general anaesthesia up to the twentieth century, mostly in Europe.

Being a brief but discursive history of some of the developments in general anaesthesia up to the twentieth century, mostly in Europe.

Light pollution is everybody's problem. Even yours.

The scientific facts behind the Biblical story

A summary of theories about the Higgs Boson - the elusive particle believed to give matter its mass.

Toxins, pathogens, and bio-researchers are popular targets for fictional terror plots, but researchers take extreme measures to keep us safe.

A basic look at the Universe and the Big Bang for the non-specialist.

Forget trying to comprehend planetary distances measured in millions or billions of miles. What's needed is feet.

A brief outline of geological theories before Hutton, and what led him to his Uniformitarian ideas.

 It's not just wind that chills: water helps as well.

I would like to propose two gentlemen from the distant past as scientific heroes worthy of your respect and emulation today.