Science
Tentative evidence of particles travelling faster than light
By Margaret Bourne, November 4, 2011
Initial results from a group of scientists appear to indicate that neutrinos travel at a velocity greater than the speed of light.
Thomas S. Kuhn, post-modernism and materialist dialectics
By William Whitlow, October 28, 2011
William Whitlow replies to a reader’s inquiry about sociologist Thomas S. Kuhn, author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
New hominin fossil finds in South Africa may fill a gap in the record of human evolution
By Philip Guelpa, September 23, 2011
A newly reported fossil discovery from the Malapa, South Africa may provide greater insight into the evolution of the genus Homo from our australopithecine ancestors. The fossils consist of remains of two individuals, an adult female and juvenile male, possibly a mother and son.
Mass Viking grave identified in southern England
By Joan Smith, September 16, 2011
Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave of decapitated Vikings on the southern coast of England dating from AD 910-AD1034. Scientists think they may have been caught and killed by locals.
CERN experiment weighs antimatter to unprecedented precision
By Bryan Dyne, August 26, 2011
The research provides further confirmation of quantum mechanics.
The end of the US space shuttle program
By Patrick Martin, August 19, 2011
The American manned space program is shutting down indefinitely, an event that has considerable historical significance.
A further advance in quantum computing
By Bryan Dyne, August 12, 2011
A team led by Susumu Takahashi has pioneered a new step forward toward the development of a fully functional quantum computer.
Herschel telescope discovered twisted ring of gas and dust at the centre of our galaxy
By William Whitlow, August 5, 2011
The Herschel Space Observatory has identified a twisted ring of dust and gas at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. Parts of the ring have been seen before but this is the first time it has been observed as a whole.
Dawn spacecraft reaches the asteroid Vesta
By Patrick Martin, July 20, 2011
The NASA mission will study the two largest asteroids, first Vesta, then Ceres.
James Watt and Our World, an exhibition at the Science Museum, London
By William Whitlow, June 23, 2011
Anyone with an hour or two to spare in London over the next year will be rewarded by a visit to the James Watt exhibition at the Science Museum.[1] As befits an exhibition relating to this genius whose inventions were at the core of the Industrial Revolution, there are several steam engines on display, incl
New research sheds light on cognitive abilities of animals
By Frances Gaertner, June 10, 2011
Recent research has begun to investigate the cognitive abilities of animals and is helping to identify the evolutionary developments made by human beings that began to distinguish them from apes.
Extra-solar planet could sustain Earth-like life
By Bryan Dyne, June 6, 2011
The planet Gliese 581 d is believed to be twice the mass of Earth, and could sustain liquid water on the side that faces its star.
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