I've always been critical of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) programme - an attempt to promote economic development by distributing free computers to two billion children in developing world. One Laptop Per Child is a poor way to aid development  Photo: AFP/Getty Images

Actual science about climate science! Hypothesis, design experiment to try and disprove hypothesis, wait for results. Are we absolutely certain that this bloke has chosen the right part of science to be working in? Aren’t hand waving and alarmism more usual in this sector?

These days, religion and science aren't thought of as easy bedfellows, but as a new three-part series on BBC Four demonstrates, this hasn't always been the case. In Science and Islam, prof. Jim Al-Khalili demonstrates the intimate bond that once existed between the development of science and the rising power of Islam. And along the way he helpfully (if unwittingly) demolishes some m...

At the third economic summit, the Secretary of State for Wales stated that "Wales had to prepare to a future upturn in the economy in terms of research, development, training and skills", Ironic, therefore, that when the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announce £250 million of funding for 44 Ph.D training centres in science and engineering, NOT ONE OF THESE WILL BE...

The British public has an outdated view of what goes on in the nation's science classes that could threaten future science teacher recruitment, according to a poll released by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). In response, teachers themselves are hosting science classes on Youtube to show the reality of teaching today.

If you're a regular visitor to the BBC News website you might have noticed we've just changed a couple of the things in the subject headings on the left hand side of the pages. The Science/Nature section has become Science & Environment. After some deliberation within our Science team, we've made the change because we think it better fits the nature of the coverage. It's in...

Science is vital to the economy, the UK science minister says as he signs a stem cell funding agreement with California.

The Convener of the Parliament’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee visits Dundee today to hear first-hand about the challenges facing Scotland’s software development industry and the value of the sector to the Scottish economy.

Torchwood fans will be glad to hear that a new science fiction fantasy based in the Bay is under development. We're not sure what it's all about yet but the above teaser that has been released today might be a clue.

County Durham Development Company, the business arm of Durham County Council, has implemented CommuniGate Systems's unified communications technology to drive the online virtual science park, NETPark Net.