Testing life-hacks with 'citizen science': does stainless steel really get rid of garlic smells?
Nov 22, 2016 23:17 pm UTC| Science
How often does someone suggest to you some new hint, tip or hack that will supposedly make your life a whole lot easier? And which ones can you trust? We want to find out by subjecting life-hacks to rigorous scientific...
Paint Could Become Cheap Source Of Power For Homes Someday By Converting Heat To Electricity
Nov 22, 2016 07:40 am UTC| Science
Right now, the world is on the brink of an energy crisis, with dozens of cities around the globe struggling to provide citizens with enough power for everyday use. Scientists have been trying to find a way to address this...
If we find ET, don't talk to it, says the man who wants to find ET
Nov 20, 2016 23:00 pm UTC| Science
The question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe has been asked by people for many years. But if we hear something, should we answer? In the absence of any signal from them, should we try to...
The next frontier in reproductive tourism? Genetic modification
Nov 19, 2016 01:00 am UTC| Science
The birth of the first baby born using a technique called mitochondrial replacement, which uses DNA from three people to correct an inherited genetic mutation, was announced on Sept. 27. Mitochondrial replacement or...
The school science curriculum needs input from real, working scientists
Nov 18, 2016 21:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
School science education is important for those who want to pursue a career in the sciences and for those who dont. Sadly, the first category seems to have been the main target for those designing science curricula. Their...
Are aliens trying to tell us something? Brightest burst of radio waves detected
Nov 18, 2016 09:54 am UTC| Science
The search for mysterious fast radio bursts very brief but intense pulses of radio waves from outer space is heating up. Nobody knows what causes these powerful bursts, but some have even speculated that the signals...
Why Pluto may have a large ocean beneath its icy surface
Nov 18, 2016 09:52 am UTC| Science
It may have been more than a year since NASAs New Horizon spacecraft whizzed past Pluto, but the data it captured is still helping space scientists make important new discoveries about the enigmatic dwarf planet. Now two...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects