In June 2023, four volunteers will spend a year pretending to live on the red planet inside the Mars Dune Alpha habitat.

Living on Air
Rather than relying on sunlight, some Antarctic bacteria live on inorganic compounds found in air.
In June 2023, four volunteers will spend a year pretending to live on the red planet inside the Mars Dune Alpha habitat.
Rather than relying on sunlight, some Antarctic bacteria live on inorganic compounds found in air.
Ever wondered about the science of saffron or the science behind mashed potatoes?
How to blow your own horn, without embarrassment or apology. Like it or not, self-promotion is one of the best tools for people to get ahead in the workplace.
Listen to Tim Urban talk about procrastination using a cartoon monkey and a panic monster.
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.
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission has been given an official Spotify playlist.
A brief journey through the history of this revolutionary technique.
Sign up for our newsletter which provides heaps of tips, tricks and tools to support your skills development as a scientist.