Sumit Ganguly | Foreign Policy | 5 July 2012 Is India ready to become next superpower? "Unless its leadership can tackle problems from corruption to bureaucratic stagnation to political dysfunction, its hope for global standing in the 21st century will remain just a hope" Comments Natalie Wolchover | Life's Little Mysteries | 5 July 2012 Interesting question. Harvey Newman, a high-energy physicist at CERN involved in discovery of the new particle, says it would be "one of the most exciting things that can happen." It could be our first glimpse of a new physics Comments Mark Pulham | Crime | 27 June 2012 Remembering the hot summers of '76 and '77 when a serial killer known as the Son of Sam terrorised residents of New York City. Eventually captured when he received a parking ticket at last crime scene. But questions remain Comments Min Zin | Foreign Policy | 5 July 2012 Aung San Suu Kyi has been warned by the Burmese authorities not to refer to her country as 'Burma'. She says it's no insult to call it that, and its people were never asked about the switch to Myanmar anyway. So what's in a name? Comments Diarmaid Macculloch | TLS | 4 July 2012 Scholarly review of medieval historian RI Moore's groundbreaking title The War On Heresy, a book that calls for a complete re-evaluation of the heresy campaigns of 12th century Europe. Interesting throughout Comments Katie Hosmer | My Modern Met | 1 July 2012 Short, visually stunning photo gallery of ocean waves, as you have never seen them before. The skill and timing required to capture these shots almost beggars belief. Sit back, relax, dream of swimming in crystal clear waters Comments |