We have found thousands of exoplanets, and now it is time to take a closer look. The Characterising Exoplanets Satellite…
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Quantum uncertainty / Evolution / Information / The self / Species / The big bang / Privacy / Intelligence / Extinction / Altruism / Alien life / Nature vs nurture / Dark energy
When we talk about the future of work, we often talk about job titles as a proxy for where the…
Fix the climate crisis and save the Earth, one of this year’s Nobel laureates for physics urged on Saturday, saying…
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A HISTORIAN of science at Harvard University, Naomi Oreskes is best known for exposing the tactics of science deniers. Her…
ASA and the European Space Agency have shared this beautiful and striking image of a most unusual galaxy. Hoag’s Object,…