Lots of things in space are way too big for our familiar units of measurement, so astronomers often find novel ways to describe the size or mass of celestial objects.
Lots of things in space are way too big for our familiar units of measurement, so astronomers often find novel ways to describe the size or mass of celestial objects.
Try taking up the hobby of ‘soap bubble freezing’, and read the science behind how it works.
A book that explores the complex history of DDT and how this banned pesticide is still relevant today.
Even the most basic words can be interpreted differently by different people, and we usually believe that most other people think like we do even when almost nobody does.
The world’s oldest continuous fire is known as ‘Burning Mountain’ North of Sydney, and has been burning non-stop for at least 6000 years.
Mad science on trial: the real ethical problems with fictional scientists.
In the first discovery of its kind, an insect stole a plant gene to elude its host’s defences. That’s one way to create a new pest-control strategy!
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