Meteorite discovery: unusual finds by South African farmer add to space rock heritage
Sep 28, 2023 02:47 am UTC| Science
Meteorites fragments of rock that have fallen to Earth from space in spectacularly fiery meteors have been the subject of public fascination, awe, myths and even religious worship for thousands of years. In recent...
Sep 28, 2023 02:45 am UTC| Science
A substance called antimatter is at the heart of one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. We know that every particle has an antimatter companion that is virtually identical to itself, but with the opposite charge....
Sep 23, 2023 00:49 am UTC| Science
Around 15 years ago, I was on a European Space Agency (Esa) committee, looking at Esas strategy for proposed forthcoming space missions. Under consideration was a mission to an asteroid. Over dinner, one of the committee...
Five golden rules for effective science communication – perspectives from a documentary maker
Sep 21, 2023 01:39 am UTC| Science
Over the past three years, people from all walks of life have learned a great deal about different branches of science. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced many of us to information about virology and vaccine production....
Discovering the universe from our own backyards
Sep 20, 2023 02:01 am UTC| Science
When I was a college student, I worked at the Charlevoix Astronomical Observatory in Québec. It was a pretty decent summer job, as I got to observe celestial bodies until the dead of night, talk to astronomy...
Our planet is burning in unexpected ways - here’s how we can protect people and nature
Sep 18, 2023 06:29 am UTC| Science Nature
People have been using fire for millennia. It is a vital part of many ecosystems and cultures. Yet human activities in the current era, sometimes called the Anthropocene, are reshaping patterns of fire across the...
Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu
Sep 18, 2023 06:25 am UTC| Science
Repetition has a strange relationship with the mind. Take the experience of déjà vu, when we wrongly believe have experienced a novel situation in the past leaving you with an spooky sense of pastness. But...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight