- Guardian Unlimited Science
- 15/1/12 01:00
Found in 1959, these ancient ichthyosaur bones have now been recognised as a different type from any previously discovered Continue reading...
Found in 1959, these ancient ichthyosaur bones have now been recognised as a different type from any previously discovered Continue reading...
SUNDAY 11. JANUARY 2015
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The comet’s greenish colour is from molecules of cyanogen and diatomic carbon as they fluoresce in the sun’s ultraviolet light Continue reading...
Team ‘Seed’ wins chance to send a type of cress on board unmanned mission to Mars to investigate growing sustainable food source Continue reading...
Fixing the ‘problem’ of ageing is the mission of Silicon Valley, where billions is pouring into biotech firms working to ‘hack the code’ of life – despite concerns about the social implications Continue reading...
Reports of the botanist’s round-the-world voyage are dominated by his findings in the Galápagos. The much longer time he spent in Chile and what he saw there have been overlooked – until today Continue reading...
SATURDAY 10. JANUARY 2015
The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket launched by SpaceX lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday morning. An unmanned Dragon spacecraft packed with food and equipment for the International Space Station is expected to reach the station on Monday. However, the larger mission to land the rocket used in the launch on a barge out at sea was a failure Continue...
“The birth of an idea” solicits vignettes where scientists describe a special moment in their professional lives, or the genesis of an idea which they still cherish. Contributors include Stephen Hawking, colleagues from the Large Hadron Collider, and many from other areas of science. I was asked to contribute too, so here it is Continue...
Rocket fails to land safely at sea, in mission to slash cost of space travel Continue reading...
Helping you observe “Caturday” and to help you get into the proper mood for the weekend, I must share some short videos of pandas doing what I wish I could do right now: enjoy the snow. Continue reading...
FRIDAY 9. JANUARY 2015
Firm hopes first stage of rocket Falcon 9 will land intact, paving way for cheaper privately operated space missionsA private space company will on Saturday make a second attempt to land a reusable rocket on a floating barge.The previous Falcon 9 launch on 6 January was aborted a minute before take-off because of a problem with a steering thruster system. Continue...
This week, I share two books with you; a readable collection of essays written by the foremost authorities in neuroscience about the future of the brain, and a lovely book of poetry and art that captures the spirit of an urban natural area. Continue reading...
The Consumer Electronics Show 2015 arrives at a time when global gadget sales are falling. The UK is ready to lead the way with the smart sensor tech that will take the place of smart phones and TVs Continue reading...
Ocearch, a non-profit organisation, is tracking sharks and other predators to focus conservation efforts. You can keep tabs tooIt might be huge, streamlined and powerful, but the great white shark is in danger. An estimated 100 million sharks, including great whites, are killed every year, threatening to throw our oceans, their populations and habitats into disarray. “They’re the balance...
For most birds, sex involves the briefest of genital kisses. For the aquatic warbler, it typically lasts 25 minutes. Continue reading...
Jamie Edwards made history when he built a working nuclear fusion reactor at school Continue reading...
A PhD student is raising money to study the palm civet, whose wild populations might be at risk as demand for a controversial coffee risesIt funded the first smartwatch, it brought Veronica Mars to the silver screen. Now crowdfunding could make a controversial coffee easier to palate. Made from beans found in the droppings of a small carnivore known as the common palm civet, Kopi Luwak is said to...
The US space agency has created a series of striking travel posters inviting tourists to visit recently discovered “exoplanets”, including Kepler-16b, which orbits two starsIf ever there was a destination worthy of a winter getaway, then it’s Kepler-16b, “the land of two suns”. The planet, discovered in 2011, is one of three exoplanets (planets that orbit a star other than our sun),...
Climate justice requires solidarity between nations. The law can help promote change, but it is up to us all to acknowledge our responsibilities Continue reading...
As the trend of declining scientific funding and opportunities continues, the lack of a tangible way to measure the long-term impact on science leaves politicians insensitive to the problem Continue reading...
Sir David Bell hits out at plans for practical science that he says will mean students falling behind on basic laboratory experience Continue reading...
THURSDAY 8. JANUARY 2015
According to data collected by the Curiosity Rover, the Gale crater is currently warmer than most of the northern US despite being 50m km farther from the Sun Continue reading...
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Cepheus learned poker by playing over a billion billion hands – more than have been played in the entirety of human history‘Perfect’ online poker bot Cepheus has one flaw: it can’t adapt Continue...
End to practical assessments ‘rushing ahead’ without regard to impact on students’ engagement with science, Ofqual told Continue reading...