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Notes from an Apocalypse review: A lively romp through the end of days
Mark O’Connell’s book Notes from an Apocalypse is an exploration of doomsday preparation from Mars colonists to fallout shelter estate agents More
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A century ago, astronomy’s Great Debate foreshadowed today’s view of the universe
Counting universes ought to be easy. By definition, you can stop at 1. Trouble is, definitions change. A century ago, the “universe” was defined as the Milky Way galaxy. Heretics who disagreed had long been ridiculed— until science staged what became known as the Great Debate, on April 26, 100 years ago. On that date, […] More
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We’re still untangling Ramanujan’s mathematics 100 years after he died
Srinivisa Ramanujan’s ideas seemed to come from a parallel universe and mathematicians are still getting to grips with them today, say Ken Ono and Robert Schneider More
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Dulce de leche: How to turn condensed milk into a tasty caramel sauce
How to use the Maillard reaction to make delicious dulce de leche – the ultimate comfort food when you are stuck indoors, says Sam Wong More
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Don’t Miss: Biohackers on Netflix and a book on social isolation
Medical student Mia gets more than she bargains for in German thriller Biohackers and former US surgeon general Vivek Murthy has a new book about loneliness More
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Science Diction review: The origins of jargon in bite-sized chunks
A podcast called Science Diction looks at the stories behind scientific terms and phrases. Each episode is short and nicely put together, says David Silverberg More
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Seagulls aren’t menaces – they are fascinating and complex creatures
Gulls are often misunderstood. Many people think of them as chip-stealing pests, but that’s just because they haven’t spent the time to get to know them, says Madeleine Goumas More
High-speed gas collisions prevent star birth in galaxies’ bars
The barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 is one of the most spectacular galaxies in the heavens, but the dramatic bar that pierces its heart produces few if any stars — even though the bar abounds with the raw material for creating them. New computer simulations may explain the paradox in this and other galaxies with […] More
