How it works

With Carlyle gone, spotlight on the players
Fracking: How it works
Win a copy of How the World Works - competition
How police work really works
Book review: How police work really works
How not to boost foreign language skills assistants

With Carlyle gone, spotlight on the players

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:08 PM PST

ANAHEIM - So, like they always do, the players ultimately got their way.That's how it works in sports, where removing dozens of hands is simply too messy when, as an alternative, a head or two can be lopped off.These Ducks underachieved - more dramatically than any team in franchise...

Fracking: How it works

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:04 PM PST

Around the U.S., bound up in shale deposits more than a mile underground, are huge reservoirs of natural gas. Drilling companies have to fracture the rock to release the gas and capture it. Until the last decade, companies thought the cost of getting the gas wasn't worth the hassle.

Win a copy of How the World Works - competition

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 02:37 PM PST

This year's winner of the Royal Society science book prize is great fun. Look at the gallery and - and win a copy! With winter fast approaching and the weather closing in, now is the perfect time to settle down with a book. And what better book than the winner of the Royal Society's science book prize, How the World Works by Christine Dorion and Beverly Young? From the Big Bang to plate ...

How police work really works

Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:41 AM PST

Michael Connelly's novels, especially those about LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch, have never been simple police procedurals. Instead, Connelly's excellent books mirror contemporary issues and Los Angeles' vagaries while being at the heart, a character study of Bosch for whom justice is more than a word.

Book review: How police work really works

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:50 AM PST

THE DROP

How not to boost foreign language skills assistants

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 09:15 AM PST

SCOTLAND'S Government, its educators and business leaders see men and women like Lea Korte as an invaluable resource.