Choking China: The struggle to clear Beijing's air
As pollution levels return to normal in China's capital after a record-breaking month of smog, what can be done to banish the smog?
New Scientist
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The Yes Men: 'Take to the streets'
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno (not their real names) are the frontmen for the Yes Men. They got together to set up parody websites such as www.gwbush.com and graduated to huge anti-corporate, culture-jamming stunts targeting giants such as ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical. Their latest film, The Yes Men Fix the World, is showing now all over the UK and in the US later in October.
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Malaria vaccine holds out eradication hope
A vaccine that targets the malaria parasite at a vulnerable point in its development could form part of a strategy to eradicate the disease.
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Stowaway insects imperil Darwin's finches
Galapagos finches could be among the first casualties of mosquitoes that stow away on aircraft, potentially bringing fatal viruses to the islands.
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Swine flu: How experts are preparing their families
An exclusive New Scientist survey reveals what precautions flu experts have been taking, and if they think a more virulent strain will emerge.
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Swine flu: knowledge is power
As the northern hemisphere prepares for a second wave of swine flu, we need a global effort to find out more about the disease. (Editorial)
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Why China needs help cutting its emissions
With the economy its top priority, China sees the task of curbing climate change differently from the West
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Arctic Ocean may be polluted soup by 2070
Without drastic cuts in emissions, the Transpolar Drift, one of the Arctic's most powerful currents and a key disperser of pollutants, is likely to disappear because of global warming.
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Why the debate over organic food is redundant
Organic farming doesn't provide more nutritional food and it may not even be more sustainable
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How to cure diseases before they have even evolved
It could be the biggest breakthrough since the discovery of penicillin: a new generation of antivirals that work against a huge range of viruses, including ones that don't exist yet.
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The life-saving shot
A vaccine invented 40 years ago by Baruch Blumberg has prevented millions of deaths from hepatitis B and liver cancer.