A weakening of Earth’s magnetic field known as the Laschamps event would have increased the threat of solar radiation, perhaps requiring ancient humans to invent protective measures A weakening of Earth’s magnetic field known as the Laschamps event would have increased the threat of solar radiation, perhaps requiring ancient humans to invent protective measures New Scientist…
It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair has an even more unusual exoplanet companion It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair has an even more unusual exoplanet companion New Scientist – Home
Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an extremely close flyby in 2029 to learn how to deflect others like it Space agencies from the US, Europe and Japan are all making plans to visit the asteroid Apophis when it makes an…
Feedback was pleased to come across journalist Taylor Lorenz’s coining of the word “viralflation”, as videos with hundreds of millions of hits proliferate across the internet Feedback was pleased to come across journalist Taylor Lorenz’s coining of the word “viralflation”, as videos with hundreds of millions of hits proliferate across the internet New Scientist – Home
From timetable scheduling to colouring in, and even casting a play, this nifty piece of mathematics is the answer, says Katie Steckles From timetable scheduling to colouring in, and even casting a play, this nifty piece of mathematics is the answer, says Katie Steckles New Scientist – Home
General relativity is an astonishingly beautiful theory, and grappling with why it disagrees with quantum mechanics is a joy, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein General relativity is an astonishingly beautiful theory, and grappling with why it disagrees with quantum mechanics is a joy, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein New Scientist – Home
Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other? Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other? BBC News
On a faraway planet, the James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by living organisms – but researchers say we must interpret the results cautiously On a faraway planet, the James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only…
The 2000-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have been a kind of astronomical calculator, but researchers are unsure whether it would have worked without jamming The 2000-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have been a kind of astronomical calculator, but researchers are unsure whether it would have worked without jamming New Scientist – Home
The idea of varying your lifestyle throughout your menstrual cycle to help relieve PMS or period pain seems intuitive, but the evidence reveals a nuanced picture, finds columnist Alexandra Thompson The idea of varying your lifestyle throughout your menstrual cycle to help relieve PMS or period pain seems intuitive, but the evidence reveals a nuanced…
