Proof of pain leads to calls for ban on ritual slaughter

Scientists suggest Jewish and Muslim butchers should be forced to stun their victims

British astronomer eclipsed by Galileo’s telescope

It's 400 years since Galileo demonstrated his telescope, but Thomas Harriot beat him to using one to observe the heavens

Synthetic sperm brings mad feminist dream a step closer

The idiotic internet blather following the creation of artificial human sperm evokes the writings of mad feminists

Rita Levi-Montalcini: 100 years of rational thought

The Nobel-winning 'professoressa' has a bleak outlook on the chances for the human race

Atheist scientists have taken over the pulpit

This scientist’s criticism of all non-scientific knowledge exposes the dogma of the New Atheists’ creed

Royal Society or Rotten Society?

The resignation of Michael Reiss shows the zealots are taking over science, says Robert Matthews

Pic of the Day Newborns soothed by music in Slovakia

Newborn babies are exposed to music during an experiment in Slovakia