Location, location, location. Are there any other planets out there able to support life of a sort? And if there are, what conditions should we be looking for? Focus examines galactic real estate.

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Comment and analysis
The recent bungles in government data security have left many people feeling insecure about privacy and identity theft. Kieran O'Hara argues that the perfect security is nothing but an unobtainable dream.

Vitamin M
Melatonin is a hormone we all produce in the hours of darkness, and it may well be more important than anyone had imagined. Focus amalyses a possible key to health, longevity and curing cancer...

What killed...
They are some of the most famous men in history – and they suffered some of the most mysterious deaths. Now, science could be able to cast new light on some debatable demises.

The science of seduction
Former music journalist Neil Strauss claims that an examination of scientific principles can lead to astonishing success with the opposite sex. And he’s got the book sales to prove it. Can science seduce?