How to quickly spot dodgy science
Jan 04, 2017 05:00 am UTC| Science
I havent got time for science, or at least not all of it. I cannot read 19,000 astrophysics papers every year. No way. And I have little patience for bad science, which gets more media attention than it deserves. Even...
New insight into elusive antimatter can help unravel universe's mysteries
Jan 03, 2017 13:48 pm UTC| Science
Physicists have believed that the universe is made of both matter and antimatter since the 1930s. While we are well aware of what the physical matter is, antimatter has remained an elusive substance. But that is about...
Why don't we teach Einstein's theories in school?
Jan 03, 2017 13:35 pm UTC| Science
The discovery of gravitational waves, announced earlier this year, marked the ultimate test of Einsteins general theory of relativity. Einstein published his theory in the form of 10 abstract equations 101 years ago. The...
Look up! Your guide to some of the best meteor showers for 2017
Jan 02, 2017 11:23 am UTC| Science
After a disappointing 2016, when most of the annual major meteor showers were washed out by moonlight, 2017 looks far more promising. Of the big three, the Quadrantids in January and Geminids in December are both...
What would the ancient astrologers have told us about 2017?
Dec 31, 2016 16:17 pm UTC| Science
Apparently 2017 will be my year indeed, it is a good year for everyone born between November 22 and December 21 under the sign of Sagittarius half man, half horse, all myth. Modern astrology as we know it in the form...
The biggest mistake in the history of science
Dec 30, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Science
Science is one of the most remarkable inventions of humankind. It has been a source of inspiration and understanding, lifted the veil of ignorance and superstition, been a catalyst for social change and economic growth,...
2016: the year in space and astronomy
Dec 28, 2016 15:36 pm UTC| Science
The achievements of astrophysicists this year were as groundbreaking as they were varied. From reuniting a lander with a mothership on a comet, to seeing the most extreme cosmic events with gravitational waves, 2016 was...
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