A brief history of time – as told by a watchmaker
I once restored a 1950s timepiece for a customer who waxed lyrical about the intricacies…
I collect marsupial poo. A crack team of volunteers across Australia helps me out
I thought convincing my husband of the merits of my returning to study just as…
Which zoo animals are most active in winter and what times are best to see them?
The temperature has dropped, the nights have drawn in. The winter holidays have started, families…
Keeping a streak alive can be strong motivation to stick with a chosen activity
Dick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama football games. Meg Roh surfed through illness,…
The science of the ideal salad dressing
Summer means salads. And salads are even more delicious with a good dressing. Most salad…
From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024
The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx…
Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order of your exercise routine
When you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and…
Unusual ancient elephant tracks had our team of fossil experts stumped – how we solved the mystery
Over the past 15 years, through our scientific study of tracks and traces, we have…
‘Star Wars meteorite’ sheds light on the early Solar System
Locals watched in awe as a fireball exploded and hundreds of meteorite fragments rained down…
Brain gain: Europe’s big advances in neuroscience
In the southern French city of Marseille, health researchers have developed a way to operate…