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…
why the world is obsessed with sending objects into orbit
Beyond the race for scientific, commercial and military purposes, there is another space race of…
Meet Irene Curie, the Nobel-winning atomic physicist who changed the course of modern cancer treatment
The adage goes “like mother like daughter,” and in the case of Irene Joliot-Curie, truer…
fig wasps try to balance sex ratios for survival but they can get it wrong
Television nature programmes and scientific papers tend to celebrate the perfection of evolved traits. But…