It has taken two years of hard work by thirty-two artists for the exhibition, ‘Response to Eden’, to come to fruition.

Insect specialists from the Natural History Museum are currently leaving dead piglets in secret places in London to see how quickly insects infest their bodies.

A hearty kiss with dynamic 3D ultrasound”, “How Gollum got his gong”, “Whiplash: more than a pain in the neck”: these were some of the posters on offer at Perspectives, a competition in which young scientists discussed social and ethical implications of their research.

Biologists should sign up to a code of conduct rather like the doctors’ Hippocratic Oath, biological weapons experts agreed at a meeting on Wednesday evening.

The Gambling Bill which comes into effect in the UK at the end of this year could quadruple the number of problem gamblers within a decade, predicted Mark Griffiths, professor of gambling at Nottingham Trent University

Space, time and the universe are complicated subjects. “D’ya see what I mean?” is Ken Campbell’s response, as he launches into yet another anecdote which makes the physics seem so silly.

The Phoenix Theatre was the setting for Café Scientifique, with the man who is best known for two things: his jet black hair, and corresponding tash, and his work on assisted reproduction.

"Abandoned land only has to be cut once every five years," Gibson continued. "If you’ve seen what set-aside looks like, what a blot on the landscape that is, you’ll know how ugly abandoned land will become in one year, let alone in five years."

The Bible doesn’t oppose GM crops, but it doesn’t encourage them either. "It’s not natural to cross a fish with a tomato, but GM does not do this," said Professor Joe Perry from

Dr Graeme Jones had his young audience literally dancing in their seats at his lecture on Wednesday. In an extravaganza which had everyone sniffing scents and waving light sticks, he explored the chemistry of Saturday nights.

Different conditions are good for different biodiversity.

"Climate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today, more serious even than the threat of terrorism," said the UK government’s chief scientific adviser, Sir David King, in January this year.

Love confessions, chocolate tasting and a dog called Haydn

The idea of creating bloodbanks for newborn foetuses, which could be used to treat them in their future life if needed, seemed to grip the attention of many

It looked unlikely: twenty people over a 60-year age range bunched up in an ugly Exeter carpark to stare at chalk marks on the asphalt.

The public has little control over the uses science is put to, and suffers any ill-consequences of its applications, Professor Dame Julia Higgins will tell the BA Festival of Science in Exeter today

“I think I’ll look at science in the paper in a different way in future,” said one of the participants in Sunday afternoon’s meeting on Science in the news.

"We can design new buildings to be almost earthquake-proof," said Dr Adam Crewe at the Festival of Science in Exeter on Monday.

Cory Black from Dumfries Academy has won a national competition with her poster telling scientists what she would like them to research.