A signal beamed towards Earth from Mars has finally been decoded after thousands of people from around the world spent more than a year examining
Ah, Winter. The coziest of the seasons. Time to light that fire, toast those marshmallows, and dig out your snuggliest jumpers and socks from the
One of the complaints when it comes to solar power is that you usually have to link it to batteries. Even in areas with plenty
“Cabin crew, arm doors and crosscheck” is the instruction delivered over the plane’s public address. In-flight staff then pull a metal lever on each door
Next time you’re staggering into a takeaway restaurant with a belly full of beer and a desperate need to raise your blood sugar levels, it’s
Welcome to the wonderful world of Crocodylia, or more specifically the order. Here, we’ll break down the differences between alligators and crocodiles, beyond which one
This week on Break It Down: a quantum cat experiment breaks a record for surviving over 23 minutes, Voyager 1 encountered a glitch but fixed
Every year a small town in Canada gets a sudden influx of polar passersby as the world’s largest bear (that begins life as a fluffy
The 1988 Piper Alpha disaster has been described as one of the worst industrial accidents of its kind. While it was a tragedy of horrific
Gather round the fire, oh traveler, and listen to an ancient story. The days of the old gods are numbered; one day, catastrophe will strike
Archaeologists excavating a site in Dorset, England, have recovered one of the oldest and most complete wooden tools ever unearthed in Britain. The ancient spade
At just 36.8 hectares (91 acres), Gateway Arch National Park in St Louis, Missouri, is the smallest national park in the United States – but
The “Forbidden Experiment” may have the potential to illuminate fundamental truths about human nature, but it’s so grossly immoral it would send any modern university’s
Godzilla has made something of a comeback in recent years. Ever since he stomped back into Western cinemas in 2014, it seems the monstrous reptile
For exactly 100 years, chemists have considered double bonds impossible – or nearly so – in organic chemistry under specific circumstances. Known as Bredt’s rule,
This Halloween, join us as we explore the spooky science behind the “feeling” of being watched, why wolves howl at the Moon, and how the
Forget fictional Rodents of Unusual Size – for wildlife traffickers, there are real life giant rats to be feared, after researchers successfully trained African giant
