5 Times Science Goes Wrong
Science is constantly improving and teaching us amazing things about ourselves and the world around us. Our understanding of the sciences bends and shapes over time and is influenced by…
The first women in Antarctica
In 1895, seven men from the Norwegian whaling ship Antarctica made the first substantiated landing on the Antarctic continent. But it was four long decades before a woman could claim…
Do atoms ever touch?
Atoms tap all the time! But to understand why we must first decide what we mean by the word “touch.” Our normal concept of touch is based on the macroscopic…
What happens when a star dies?
Stars are among the most recognizable objects in the sky. They illuminate the darkness and color the galaxy. Stars are born in a cloud of dust and eventually form a…
Scientists Attempt to Map the Multiverse
This story was originally published in our Mar/Apr 2023 issue. Click here to subscribe to read more stories like this one. You live on this planet — and you’re of…
5 scientific discoveries by girls under 12 years old
When it comes to scientific, archaeological and paleontological discoveries, the girls really cut it! If a simple Google search is anything to go by, sometimes it seems like girls are…
Will we ever figure out how to defy gravity?
The gravitational force is the weakest of the four forces of nature. It’s easy to defy gravity: just lift something into the air. But the annoying thing about gravity is…
Scientists have succeeded in creating lab-grown blood
Scientists have succeeded in creating lab-grown blood ,UK researchers have achieved something of a world first: they have produced blood in the laboratory, which they have since administered to humans.…