I watched an entire Flat Earth Convention for my research – here's what I learnt

May 02, 2018 16:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Speakers recently flew in from around (or perhaps, across?) the earth for a three-day event held in Birmingham: the UKs first ever public Flat Earth Convention. It was well attended, and wasnt just three days of speeches...

Black swans and other deviations: like evolution, all scientific theories are a work in progress

Apr 30, 2018 22:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Discussions about the nature of science and scientific theories are often confused by the outdated view that such theories are rendered false when anomalies arise. The notion of a scientific theory as a static object...

Eyebrows Were Crucial For Human Survival, Study Says

Apr 17, 2018 12:35 pm UTC| Science

The human eyebrows are often two of the most underrated and yet essential physical aspects of a persons appearance that influences interactions. For example, a unibrow can often result in mockery and the same goes for...

Undetected Asteroid Nearly Missed The Earth, Shows Glaring Holes In Detection Capabilities

Apr 17, 2018 12:21 pm UTC| Technology Science

Its a general rule to trust governments and space agencies to be able to do things like detect oncoming asteroids that might impact the earth at some point. However, a recent incident proves that there are still holes in...

Elon Musk Proves How Crazy He Is With Party Balloon And Bouncy House Idea

Apr 17, 2018 12:21 pm UTC| Technology Science

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is considered something of a mad scientist by a lot of people, but not all for the wrong reasons. He has taken huge risks and leaps of faith that would have caused many to age prematurely with dread but...

USDA Is Cool With Scientists Genetically Editing Food

Apr 09, 2018 14:21 pm UTC| Science

In case anyone was wondering what the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was doing with all of the genetic engineering thats going on in the world of food, the answer is absolutely nothing. The agency recently...

Reputed Journal Retracts Flawed CRISPR Paper A Little Too Late

Apr 05, 2018 10:09 am UTC| Science

Science is a process that is often riddled with issues that affect the results of the work being done. This is why multiple experiments need to be conducted first before making conclusions and why papers need to be...