Issue 1517

Bombay fever hits London

Mark England catches up with Bombay Bicycle Club

Who's that knocking on my door?

Yep, pretty silent, except for all the screaming

GM debate: dialogue or déjà vu?

Juan Casasbuenas discusses the latest flare-up in the now age-old debate

I am not a hipster – it’s too mainstream

Being a hipster is not a black and white situation

Smack My Etch Up

The British Museum displays its rare collection of Picasso prints, never before seen in Britain

Weighing a single atom

Improvements on previous nanotechnology research reach new levels

Glaciers go slow, but they might not stop

Glaciers move more slowly than expected – but they're not slowing down either

Santorum’s queer ideas

Rick Santorum... more queer than a strangely frothy mixture

Remote-controlled insulin production

A new use for therapeutic nanoparticles in diabetes treatment

Black hole shreds star

Scientists have observed radiation stemming from the consumption of a star by a black hole

The horror of the modern day horror

Or, the merits of Pyramid Head over generic space monster battles