Should Pluto be promoted to a planet again?
Is Pluto deserving of planetary status? Many high profile voices in astronomy believe so. In fact, there may be over...
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Disrupting the Sicilian Mafia with social network analysis
Complex criminal organizations are very resilient to disruption. A novel approach may help law enforcement tackle them.
Yes, there is a helium shortage, and it will affect more than just balloons
You can add helium to the long list of things there's a shortage of.
The futuristic city — what tomorrow’s urban areas may have in store for us
We have all we need to start truly futuristic cities. But they might not look as we picture them.
Mars covered in oceans: what terraformation on the Red Planet might look like
Terraforming is still science fiction, but these visualizations show what might be possible.
Fossil Friday: mysterious, long-necked dinosaur species turns out to be two species that lived in the ocean
This was one strange beast... Well, two beasts.
What is a Chromebook and why it could be an excellent choice for you
They might not be for everyone, but chromebooks are fast, cheap, and sleek.
Worsening heatwaves could kill more than 8 million people by 2100
Not what I like to hear.
An unknown ancestor mated with ancient humans. Its DNA is found in living people to this day
Whenever distinct groups of humans and their ancestors overlapped in space and time, interbreeding was just around the corner.
Focused attention on coronavirus is pushing climate change out of our minds
We have a limited capacity for attention to risk, and the pandemic is taking up almost all of it.
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How charts lie — and how to get better at reading them
Alberto Cairo wants us to get better at reading charts, and his book is an eye-opener.
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Scientist who helped discover Ebola and nearly got killed by COVID-19 says the pandemic is ‘still at the beginning’
We’re only at the start of the coronavirus pandemic although the second wave may take a different form to the...
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