A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the awesome properties of the Number 42. Here is how a perfectly ordinary number captured the interest of sci-fi enthusiasts, geeks and mathematicians.
Spectacular art on a nano scale (requires access to specialist chemicals, compounds and tools, but hey, why not?).
It doesn’t have to be all bad. A firsthand account of how it feels to retract a scientific publication.
The power of timing, technology, collaboration and wonder combine to create this amazing 90 second video.
80% of jobs that could be filled by scientists with a PhD don’t mention ‘PhD’ in the ad.
In 2006, a new definition of “planet” meant Pluto got demoted, which still causes debate today. Read this to understand what it’s all about.
“Singing” ice, a seal that sounds like it is in space, and a seismic airgun thundering like a bomb are some of the noises released by two marine acoustic labs.
To validate science, it usually needs to be independently reproduced, and those replications published. Use these tips to improve the reproducibility of your science.
Usually, an organism’s cells all carry the same genes. In yellow crazy ants, some cells carry only maternal and others only paternal genetic material. Chimerism can happen by accident in nature but these ants rely on chimerism to exist.
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