Why we will probably never have a perfect clock
Oct 28, 2018 11:54 am UTC| Science
The time has come again when many of us switch our clocks from summer or daylight-saving time back to winter time. And the usual confusion sets in, is it an hour forwards or back? Why do we need to change the time at all?...
Can your actions really save the planet? 'Planetary accounting' has the answer
Oct 26, 2018 07:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
The climate is changing before our eyes. News articles about imminent species extinctions have become the norm. Images of oceans full of plastic are littering social media. These issues are made even more daunting by the...
Oct 24, 2018 00:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
As an Anglican priest teaching in philosophy and in climate change at two universities, I am often asked about the difference between science and my own faith convictions. Isnt science about objective proof and evidence...
'Soil probiotics' promise bigger, healthier crops, but there's a downside
Oct 24, 2018 00:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
More than half the worlds plant-derived energy intake comes from just three crops: rice, wheat and maize. These crops, like most land plants, live in an evolutionarily ancient partnership with a certain type of fungus,...
The resonances between Indigenous art and images captured by microscopes
Oct 20, 2018 16:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Rich visual parallels between Indigenous artworks and microscopic natural structures hidden in the world around us reveal unexpected and intriguing similarities that can deepen our respect for our country and its...
Would a Space Force mean the end of NASA?
Oct 20, 2018 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Space, that final frontier, is something that catches the attention of a country naturally inclined to believe in ideas like Manifest Destiny and American exceptionalism. But how well does a Space Force fit that bill? And...
Europe's set to blast off to Mercury – here's the rocket science
Oct 20, 2018 15:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its BepiColombo mission to the planet Mercury from its spaceport near the equator in Kourou, French Guyana, on October 20. My involvement in the mission means that I will be...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects