The Guardian of science

Though it pains me to supersede Peter Mc's previous post highlighting our noted creationist ox-goring propensity and writing prowess, I just can't wait to show you the Guardian's shiny new science website. If its early days are any indication, it will be one for science enthusiasts of all stripes to keep at the top of their list of bookmarks.

Darwin is particularly well represented in recent blogs, but my favourite of all is this week's science podcast in which Ian McEwan explains why we should all love science. As McEwan says, "curiosity is one of the greatest of human attributes and science is codified curiosity."

There's also a Richard Dawkins podcast, a slide show of newly discovered Antarctic species, and an article on Craig Venter, the bad boy of genomics (and, more relevant for us, metagenomics).