Astronomers have cast their nets wide searching for habitable planets, and a team at the University of Georgia, Athens, argues that may be too broad
When astronauts head to Mars, they will experience time dilation. That’s to be expected. In fact, your feet and your head experience time dilation, with
It’s that time of year once again, where we (mostly) meet with friends and family to exchange gifts and awkwardly make small talk with that
It’s a classic winter scene: you’re huddled up in bed, mainlining chicken noodle soup and feeling like warmed-over poop. Trouble is, you’ve no idea what’s
The Moon used to have a magnetic field, powered similarly to how the geodynamo powers the magnetism of Earth. Unlike our planet though, the Moon
A new spy drone with an unusually slender design has been cruising through Earth’s stratosphere in its latest test flights. With the potential to stay
Holiday festivities might be in full swing, but this time of year isn’t necessarily packed with cheer. For those with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), the
Whales are extraordinary creatures – not only are some the largest animals to have ever inhabited the planet, but others are also exceptionally long-lived. Now,
Our high school years were, many of us may have been told, the best days of our lives. But that’s no longer the case, according
Back in 1967, the Soviet Union celebrated its 50th anniversary. As well as events on the ground, part of these celebrations involved a stunt to
This week, after a 4-year controversy, a paper claiming the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine could treat COVID-19 has been retracted, a turtle with “bubble butt” syndrome
Pliny The Elder once wrote of elephants: “Of all other living creatures, they cannot abide a mouse or a rat.” Elephants being afraid of tiny
New additions to the Terracotta Army have been unearthed in China, adding a drop more to the mystery of how ancient artisans created this mind-blowing
Why is it that the later months of the summer end up being the hottest, even though daylight hours are shortening? Similarly, the arse-end of
A peculiar cluster of fossils was retrieved from the Green River Formation in Utah back in 1969 – the 47-million-year-old leaves of an “alien plant”
The current job market has many people feeling the pressure, facing uncertainty and fierce competition at every turn. With the landscape unclear, gaining any advantage
This week on Break It Down: Earth’s magnetic pole is in a new position, the second most cited paper to ever be withdrawn is finally
