December 2008

• The new boss in town - Premium content

  Barack Obama's transition team is hitting the ground running, and its speed and openness are winning praise, as David Goldston reports.

  31 December 2008

• Year of astronomy: New eyes, new skies - Premium content

  The next 40 years will see telescopes that far outstrip any ever seen before. Jeff Kanipe profiles four of them; illustrations by Lynette Cook.

  31 December 2008

• Can aircraft trails affect climate? - Premium content

  Grounding planes after the 11 September attacks may not have caused unusual temperature effects.

  31 December 2008

• Universities struggle as value of endowments falls - Premium content

  Tough decisions need to be made about how to cut costs.

  31 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: Medical charity folds after investment losses - Premium content

  31 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: Spanish solar companies slammed over subsidy fraud - Premium content

  31 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: US firms power up to build advanced batteries - Premium content

  31 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: Health organization lays plans for major biobank - Premium content

  31 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: NASA awards contracts to supply space station - Premium content

  31 December 2008

• IN BRIEF: First antenna switches on in the Atacama - Premium content

  31 December 2008