The shortest distance between any two points is a perfectly straight line, and given the brilliant efficiency of the natural universe, it figures that linear
Life has limits that mean that not everything we can imagine is possible, a multidisciplinary team of scientists has argued. The capacity to rule out
In 2018, Tahlequah the killer whale made headlines and broke hearts after she was spotted carrying the body of her dead calf for 17 days.
Researchers have developed a new groundbreaking technology that can convert some cancer cells into a state that resembles normal cells without killing them. This approach
A team studying the group behavior of ants has found that, in the right circumstances, ants can outsmart humans in collective problem-solving tasks. Researchers from
Lucy, our 3.2 million-year-old ancestor of the species Australopithecus afarensis, may not have won gold in the Olympics – but new evidence suggests she was
The Pyramids of Euseigne are far, far older than the Pyramids of Giza – although, perhaps comparisons are a little unfair since they were crafted
In this episode, we discuss the murder of Christopher Laverack, and how forensic palynology was used to track down his killer decades later. We will
A particular view of the Canyon de Chelly National Monument will soon become off-limits to tourists, after a decision to prohibit commercial air tours of
The first patient in the UK has successfully received a double-lung transplant using a machine that is being nicknamed “lungs in a box”. The XPSTM system
Using nothing but sunlight and photocatalysts, a 100 square meter (1,076 square foot) reactor produced carbon-free hydrogen for three years, demonstrating the potential of the
From the brain-exploding Martians of Mars Attacks! to the wonderful diversity of Men In Black’s extraterrestrial entourage, the possibility of alien life is a concept
Where’s the world’s largest waterfall? Nope, it’s not Victoria Falls, as majestic as that is; neither is it Angel Falls, famously so tall that much
If you’ve ever wondered how many ants there are on Earth, look no further. In this episode, we break down the estimated number of ants
What killed off the dinosaurs? For many, the matter is settled – and there’s a huge crater down in Mexico to act as evidence. However,
Kīlauea in Hawaiʻi started bursting with lava and belching out volcanic gas in the early hours of Monday morning, providing onlookers with a red-hot spectacle.
Quantum teleportation has been demonstrated over a fiber optic cable carrying classical traffic (like the Internet) for the first time. The work suggests it will
