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…
How many people need to be in a room for two to share a birthday? It’s fewer than you think. Here’s why
Have you ever bumped into someone with the same birthday as you? What about someone…
What are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?
There’s no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a…
How a Victorian trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage
Palestine’s natural splendour offered a landscape ripe for scientific “discovery”, description and expropriation by European…
AI could improve your life by removing bottlenecks between what you want and what you get
Artificial intelligence is poised to upend much of society, removing human limitations inherent in many…