The astronauts chosen for the first mission to Mars will need more than just the technical know-how to complete the mission successfully.
Unlike in many other fields, scientific fraud is almost certain to get found out in the long run. Over the past 50 years, some whoppers have been exposed.
Volvo took their latest crash simulation to new heights, by raising cars 100 feet into the air and then watching as they plummeted to the ground.
NASA keeps a watchlist of all the asteroids that they think might be heading our way, and Asteroid 99942 Apophis is under close supervision.
Another ridiculous COVID-19 tweet from Elon Musk earned him a new nickname, and I reckon this one is going to stick around for some time to come.
The promise of a vaccine has given rise to a number of questions, including whether or not it’s necessary if you’ve already overcome the virus.
Studies have shown that physical attributes can affect how your personality develops, with some interesting theories as to why.
Christie’s is auctioning off images from those first few years of space exploration, captured when photography was still analogue.
Watching Kody the dog fly a drone is both adorable and an unsettling message about the march of AI technology.
A new device has been proven to help people with motor neuron diseases navigate the internet in unprecedented ways.
A new study has shown that your earwax might be more useful than you give it credit for.
Hollywood would have us believe that floating around in space is a glamourous business, but in reality, it can be a little gross.
If hypotheses are correct, even Jeff Bezos couldn’t afford to buy Asteroid Psyche, which is worth more than the entire economy on our planet.
Multi-millionaire and environmentalist Dale Vince has set out to create the world’s first “zero impact” diamond.
For more than two years, scientists have been studying a 12 million-year-old meteorite that fell to Earth in 2018, and they’re ready to reveal the results.
A recently released study from Imperial College London adds to the evidence that herd immunity could be a problematic approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In another landmark space adventure, NASA’s mission to collect dust and rocks from asteroid Bennu was a success.
Smashing a cup of coffee first thing in the morning is how most of us get going, but should that wait until after brekkie?
It was one of those days when everything went wrong, except it all happened in space which raises the stakes a little.
In a first for NASA, the Osiris-Rex probe hopes to touch down on a large asteroid and grab some rocks and dust in what has been dubbed a “high five manoeuvre”.
Researchers have looked into why some couples look like siblings, and some of the theories are rather weird.
Japanese film, manga and toy franchise Gundam has taken a robot from a popular anime series and brought it to life.
Turns out yelling ‘five-second rule!’ before eating food dropped on the floor doesn’t exactly stop it from being a health hazard. Who would have thought?
While Venus is far too hot to sustain life, a new discovery suggests that something may be living in the planet’s atmosphere.
The Fair Priority Model specifies what a fair distribution of vaccines would look like, and how it would work, summed up in three phases.
When the long-awaited expedition to find the “edge of the earth” was cancelled due to the pandemic, a couple took it upon themselves to go it alone.
That valve mask or face shield that you’ve been wearing might not offer the protection you think it does.
History tells us that while a COVID-19 vaccine would be timely, scientists shouldn’t jump the gun before sending one out into the world.
If you’re a pilot, I’m sorry to inform you that the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan is keen to leave you in the past.
Lefties are routinely rejected for brain research studies, and they’re not happy about it.