Earth is the only planet we know of that has ever had a fire. While there may be volcanoes pushing out hot magma on the
Light is something in our world that we are very familiar with, and yet it can still throw some incredible curveballs when you look at
Communication is key. That’s true on Earth and it’s true in space. But in space, you need to contend with a crucial fact of life.
USA! USA! We’re number one! We’re number one! No, not in freedom. Nope, not in democracy either. No, no, not in public education, and definitely
This week, the bodies of 1,200-year-old mummies uncovered in Peru have been found to have ultrafine line tattoos, China reveals plans to build a giant
There are concepts in physics that you probably shouldn’t claim to know until you’ve studied them in depth. Don’t believe us? Tell a physicist you
Scientists are pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) by using brain stimulation to evoke a sense of touch in
There are two kinds of people on the internet: those who have heard of Spiders Georg, and those who have not. If you are in
The world is a dangerous place – but what, precisely, is making it so perilous? A new report from the World Economic Forum has answers,
For the first time, researchers have found evidence that people were using red ochre in West Africa during the Middle Stone Age. Dated to between
Since multiple wildfires began to rip through Southern California earlier this month, firefighters have been working around the clock in order to contain the blaze.
This week on Break It Down: lasers revealed 1,200-year-old mummies’ sweet tats, the mission to de-extinct the thylacine takes a leap forward, video footage of
Andromeda is the closest large galaxy to the Milky Way. And it is getting closer, as the two will merge in several billion years. It
Radio waves have been detected from what appears to be a pulsar, with just one problem – it‘s spinning thousands of times more slowly than
Fancy a game of pin the ears on a bird? Alright then, big shot, where are they? Birds use sound as one of their key
Just like smoking on planes and people dressing smartly for their flights, “airplane mode” has been consigned to aviation history in the European Union (EU).
Have you ever forgotten what you were doing as you moved from one room to another? Maybe you’re in one room and remember you need
