Built to Compete, Expected to Cope: The Price of The Play
You’re in the fifth set. It’s 15-14, and you are one point away from ending the match. Your heart pounds against your chest. Your legs are heavy from yesterday’s game and a week of...
Category: Physical Sciences
An invisible hero — nanoparticles as an emerging quantum helper of the immune system
In the pursuit of understanding and defeating our microscopic adversaries, viruses and bacteria, scientists embrace the saying: “In order to defeat your enemy, you must become them”. Armed with nanoparticles, they delve into the intricate workings of the cellular world, aiming to decipher the mode of action of these nano enemies and strategise effective combat measures against them.
The Conscious Divide: What separates humans from rocks?
What makes you different from a rock? This article explores the mystery of how raw matter gives rise to consciousness—and whether it could be a fundamental part of the universe itself.
Nuclear Fusion: The future of sustainable electricity?
Commercial nuclear fusion reactors have been said to be 50 years away for decades, but could we be close now?
How to view the Northern Lights: Solar Maximum predicted in 2024
Ethereal lights have appeared in the skies several times this aurora season so far. In the Northern Hemisphere, this atmospheric phenomenon is known as the northern lights or aurora borealis, while in the...
Gaia: A decade in space, mapping the Milky Way and more
Since Gaia’s launch a decade ago, the space observatory has surveyed over 1.8 billion stars, and continues to operate beyond its initial five-year mission.
Parallax: The trickery of eyes that unveils the universe
Why do we see the world in 3D? Let’s try to understand it by exploring the mysterious parallax effect.
Astrogeology: goodness gracious, great balls of fire!
Don’t know the difference between your meteors and meteorites? We’ve got you covered! Here’s a beginners guide to astrogeology and why meteorites are so valuable.
