What: Sailing in space: from imagination to reality Who: Dr. Matteo Ceriotti, presented by The Galilean Society Where: Stirling Room, Mitchell Library When: Saturday 20th July, 15:00 More

It’s here at last! Issue 2 of the GIST magazine may not be at the printers yet, but you can read it here in all its digital, full-colour glory. Read about using science to solve crimes, the Glasgow effect and much, much more. More

Rebecca Douglas looks at the search for planets outside out solar system. More

Dr Carolyn Porco describes how the Cassini spacecraft will photograph Earth from Saturn

High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope, strontium-90, have been found in groundwater at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says.

Edinburgh marine biologists discover a deep-sea shark spawning ground on Scotland's only inshore coral reef.