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A collection of 79 posts

gardening

What is a Weed?

One person’s weed is another person’s wildflower.

aurora

Aurora Borealis

The princess and the force of nature — and what they have in common.

murder

Murder or Mistake?

Kenneth Park murdered his in-laws while sleepwalking.

Behaviour

Superstitious Pigeons

How humans find meaning when they can’t find the answers.

immortality

Forever Young

From Greek mythology to Turritopsis jellyfish: an investigation into immortality.

science

Cobwebs of the Mind

What science can tell us about dreams and consciousness.

Could Dragons Exist?

Darwin and Dragons

How to make a dragon in just a few (hundred million) short years

Could Dragons Exist?

Foraging with Fire

How would dragons avoid burning themselves and their habitats?

Could Dragons Exist?

A Scorching Symbiosis

One special type of bacteria could be the key to dragonfire.

Could Dragons Exist?

The Biochemistry of Breathing Fire

Could dragons do what no known organism has done before?

Could Dragons Exist?

An Anatomy for Aviation

Large animals have trouble flying. How would a dragon pull it off?

Could Dragons Exist?

The Science of Flight and Firebreath

Are dragons feasible? Let’s rewind evolution to find out.

food

Feel the Churn

The science and history behind the making of butter

magic

The Last Sorcerer

Newton was an alchemist. Mary Poppins may have been a witch. What are scientists today?

sustainability

After Farming

The hunter-gatherers learnt to farm. What are the farmers learning?

science

Ethics of Science

Is it possible to remove moral values from science?

quantum-physics

Life, Death, and Teleportation

Would teleportation transport you or kill you? And what exactly are “you” anyway?

space

A Tether to Space

Elevators take us up buildings in a jiffy. What if they could take us to the sky?

science

The CSI Effect

Science, society, and the truth behind expert testimony.

philosophy

Never Say Die

There are so many ways to be immortal. Which one works for you?

science

Scientific Consensus

What it is and why this is a good time to start caring.

science

Good Genes

Scientifically, you’re better-looking than your parents. And, your kids will be better-looking than you.

science

A Device for Randomness

Ancient Athenians elected people by lottery. Are eight-dimensional quasi-creatures doing the same to us?

food

Science of Salt

We have become a salt-obsessed society, but maybe we can blame our ancestors for that?

history

Physics, Life, and Everything Nice

What a hot cup of coffee tells us about the history of life on Earth