How to discover a planet
On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made…
These 4 aeroplane failures are more common than you think – and not as scary as they sound
“It is the closest all of us passengers ever want to come to a plane…
World’s first known butt-drag fossil trace was left by a rock hyrax in South Africa 126,000 years ago
Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as “dassies”, are furry, thickset creatures with…
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had thought – new research
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s bag in…
How physicists’ clever bookkeeping trick could underlie reality
A clever mathematical tool known as virtual particles unlocks the strange and mysterious inner workings…
‘Spooky action at a distance’ – a beginner’s guide to quantum entanglement and why it matters in the real world
Many governments and tech companies are investing heavily in quantum technologies. In New Zealand, the…
‘Toothpick grooves’ in ancient fossil human teeth may not be from toothpicks after all
For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate…
Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why
Scientists have always needed someone to help foot the bill for their work. In the…
The American TikTok deal doesn’t address the platform’s potential for manipulation, only who profits
On Sept. 25, the Donald Trump administration in the United States again extended the TikTok…
Birds all over the world use the same sound to warn of threats
Language enables us to connect with each other and coordinate to achieve incredible feats. Our…