Science funding: Will ‘picking winners’ work?

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Roads, refineries and other infrastructure have taken a beating in the Texas and Louisiana regions hit…

New research delivers hope for reef fish living in a high CO2 world

Just as when a camera lens comes into focus, the latest research published today sharpens understanding…

Apes’ abilities misunderstood by decades of poor science

Apes' intelligence may be entirely misunderstood, because research has so far failed to measure it fairly…

Hipster hair

Think hipster hairdos are cool? We do – ESA mission controllers sported them in 1972! This…

Hipster hair

Think hipster hairdos are cool? We do – ESA mission controllers sported them in 1972! This…

Waiting for a stellar encounter

A view of a small part of the sky as if you were staring at a…

Tracking stellar motions

The video shows the motions of two million stars about 1.1–1.5 million years in the future.…

Waiting for a stellar encounter

A view of a small part of the sky as if you were staring at a…

Tracking stellar motions

The video shows the motions of two million stars about 1.1–1.5 million years in the future.…