A new form of statistical abuse has, these last few weeks, reared its ugly head. This may be dubbed the “false tipping point.”

Renewable sources have a big part to play in future energy supply. But how big? Sometimes their supporters can be guilty of exaggeration.

The life of London goes back over 2,000 years.

Many people have pored over the election result, trying to suck meaning from its indeterminate outcome.

In September I wrote in a blog about climate change :  “Nobody minds the camp

Fred Pearce of New Scientist has put the cat among the penguins with a recent piece about global warming.