Category: 7. Science

You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote geological past, perhaps even going right back to its beginnings,…

You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers. What if there were a time machine capable of roaming Earth during its remote geological past, perhaps even going right back to its beginnings, beaming…

The idea of machines as capable of thinking like humans is as old as human imagination itself. René Descartes mused about “thinking machines,” but argued that such machines could never genuinely “think” nor possess genuine…

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We’ve opened the airwaves to the curiosity of some familiar voices. Victoria Gill puts burning science questions submitted by celebs to Penny Sarchet, Managing editor of New Scientist, Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System…

Turning plant-based alcohol into useful industrial chemicals sounds easy on paper. In practice, it is a balancing act. Push ethanol too hard with oxygen, and it simply burns into carbon dioxide.

Control the reaction carefully, however, and it…

The winter months and post-holiday slump are notorious for their ability to turn even the most prepared person into a lethargic lump until the spring thaw. But if it makes you feel any better, you aren’t alone in the sluggish lifestyle. The…

Interview Scientists and engineers have been taken aback by the amount of radio interference generated by satellite constellations, and many are calling on standards bodies to improve operator performance.

The photobombing of ground- and…

The newly observed world has a stretched, lemon-like…