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The real history of quantum biology

In their paper, The origins of quantum biology, McFadden and Al-Khalili examine nearly 100 years of pioneering and improbable questions about the relationship between the fuzzy and almost magical world of quantum physics and the rigid and organised . View this topic.

The Rubber Ducky Comet Blasted a Magnetic Path Through Space

Astrophysicists had been looking for evidence of such a wave, called a bow shock, around Comet 67p, the "rubber ducky" comet that the European Space Agency (ESA) probe Rosetta ' Other comets, ' , have bow shocks, after all, so why not 67p? View this topic.

It’s Unscientific To Credit ‘Inherent Differences’ For Underrepresentation In Science

Although it's not universal by any means, chances are you pictured a straight, white, older man when you imagined this hypothetical scientist. For centuries, this was the overwhelming default. View this topic.

Apollo Conspiracy? NASA Invites Skeptic Steph Curry to See Moon-Landing Evidence

On The Ringer's "Winging It" podcast yesterday (Dec. 10), Curry expressed doubt that the' ' 'actually happened. View this topic.

The End of DACA Would Be a Blow to Science

On November 5, the eve of midterm elections, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), bypassing three federal courts'California, District of Columbia, View this topic.

Tampa IT guys become rocket scientists for NASA project

Miles Space Inc. has already won $100,000 from NASA for its small cube satellite and its tiny, water-powered engines that can carry a special satellite into deep space. View this topic.

Cosmonauts on Spacewalk Cut Into Soyuz Spacecraft to Inspect Patched Hole

Two Russian cosmonauts ventured outside the International Space Station today (Dec. 11) to cut into a spacecraft and inspect the source of a' ' 'that briefly plagued the outpost earlier this year. View this topic.

UFO sighting at Cape Willoughby Lighthouse, Kangaroo Island

International visitor'Andrew Isaacson inadvertently captured an unidentified'flying object while visiting'Cape Willoughby Lighthouse on Kangaroo Island. View this topic.

Taming turbulence: Seeking to make complex simulations a breeze

For scientists wrestling with problems as diverse as containing superhot plasma in a fusion reactor, improving the accuracy of weather forecasts, or probing the unexplained dynamics of a distant galaxy, View this topic.

Sonic the Hedgehog movie posters are stuff of nightmares

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 07: Sonic The Hedgehog at the 2012 E3 Expo - Day 3 held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 7, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/WireImage) Making movies is hard. View this topic.

Huge glaciers in East Antarctica thought to be stable are melting, Nasa research reveals

New detailed maps showing ice velocity and elevation'indicate a huge group of glaciers on the East Antarctic coast, including the massive Totten Glacier, which covers about 2,400 square miles, View this topic.

Science advocates weigh in as HHS conducts review of fetal tissue research

The Trump administration in September launched a comprehensive review of all research involving human fetal tissue, which has helped researchers make headway in studies of macular degeneration and infectious diseases like HIV and the Zika virus. View this topic.