Topics	Articles
Plants	All forests are equal
Variation, adaptation and evolution	Oldest ancestor discovered
Microbiology	BSE process may be reversed
Materials: Properties and separation	Metalloid clusters may soon run supercomputers
Carbon compounds	Plastic tubes create new fabrics
Geological change	Earthquake prediction may be close
Forces and movement	Spherical motor will improve robot movement Seals use sensitive whiskers to find fish
Energy and energy transfer	Harnessing the sea wind Green roofs could cut cooling bills Does energy-efficient car protect the environment?
Electricity and magnetism	Simple compound found to be superconductor
Electrochemistry and energy	Better hip operations likely
Light, sound and waves	Mobile phones: Could they be harmful?
Radioactivity	Fission could shorten Mars trip Water contaminated by radioactive rocks Cosmic storms come under 3D scrutiny

About the author:

David Bradley has more than 10 years experience as a science writer and editor. A chemist by training, he has been published in scientific journals, popular magazines and science websites. He was 1992 Daily Telegraph Science Writer of the Year, received a Commendation in the 1997 Medical Journalism Awards, and was a Runner-up in the 1995 Chemical Industries Association Awards. David was co-author of A Brief History of Science, is a Chartered chemist and a member of the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW).

He can be reached through his Elemental Discoveries website.