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 Opinion Save the whalingWhaling can be done just as sustainably as other forms of marine harvesting - if we remove our cultural blinkers.  Why Pluto had to goAs the world comes to terms with the fact that Pluto has been downgraded from its planetary status in the Solar System, astronomer Bryan Gaensler explains why he will shed no tears for the dumped planet.  Therapeutic cloning: birth pains of a new scienceAs debate swirls in Australia around the ethics of embryonic stem cell research, science writer and former biochemist Elizabeth Finkel calls for some subtlety from our political leaders.  Art and science: just peas in a podScientists and artists have a lot in common: an urge to explore the world around them and a fascination with the how and why of things. They may express it differently, but both are driven by creativity.  Bad faithIntelligent Design is an interesting variation on an old argument, but ultimately a disappointing attempt to discredit science - one that does a disservice to people of faith, argues the Reverend Dr David Millikan.  Hard cellOpponents of embryonic stem cell research argue that every cell destroyed in experiments or therapies is a potential human being. But all human cells have that capacity, argues Ronald Bailey.  You are what you thinkThe brain is more than just a repository of our memories: it is who we are. And we don't need a soul to explain it.  Stranger than you can imagineThe future is an undiscovered country, its shores and vistas difficult to see from today's distance. But you can bet that the impossible will be commonplace. 
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