“What we have found is essentially a sort of secret vocabulary. It falls very low in the sound spectrum.”

Matt Anderson, of the San Diego Zoo, discusses his project on the ‘secret language of elephants’ (Independent).

“I think the nations that fund science are investing in the future. Those that cut science are hoping for the best.”

Peter Agre, president of the AAAS, tells the group’s annual meeting that countries cutting scientific funding will see researchers leave (Chemistry World).

“It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of this case. It is not simply about the truth about the claims of chiropractic, homeopathy, Reiki therapy – or fanning with a hot towel to the sound of primal screams to treat serious illness. It is about the right to contest these claims on the basis of evidence.”

Raymond Tallis writes in the Times about the ongoing libel case between science writer Simon Singh and the British Chiropractic Association.