At some point in the last decade, science became an awful lot cooler. Perhaps this is wishful thinking on my part, or the result of…

It is always cited that the success of our species results from our superior ability to adapt to different circumstances. The use of man-made materials…

It is no surprise that China is seldom out of the headlines these days. Over the past thirty years, it has matched unprecedented economic growth…

Spectroscopy, it seems to me, is the most useful tool in the astronomer’s box. In the broadest sense, it describes the set of methods whereby…

Running barefoot, or in ‘barefoot shoes’ (thin-soled shoes that simulate the feeling of being barefooted) has become increasingly popular over the last few years. It…

When you observe a solar eclipse, the main disk of the Sun is covered but its outer atmosphere is still visible. What you can see…

The topic of internet addiction is one which is sure to crop up, in some sensationalised form, every few months in the science section of…

When we hear the words “brain cells” most of us immediately picture the spindly, spider-like neurons that send electrical messages through our brain. But did…