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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
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Why science relies too much on mathematics
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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’
[ad_1] “Humans are midway in scale between subatomic particles and the observable universe.” The Milky Way galaxy. Shutterstock/nednapa It’s sometimes claimed that, measuring by orders
Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word ‘vitamin’
[ad_1] Casimir Funk in his laboratory in 1954 Associated Press/Alamy Casimir Funk, the Polish biochemist who coined the term “vitamins” for the vital class of
Playing underwater sounds could help coral reefs fight global warming
[ad_1] 2023 was the hottest year recorded on planet Earth – and that includes the world’s oceans, where records fell like dominos. Last week, around
Martian soil could be turned into fibres as strong as steel
[ad_1] A mimic of Martian soil can be turned into strong fibres. Such a material could be used to help build a base or grow
Tiny new moons have been spotted orbiting Neptune and Uranus
[ad_1] The planets Uranus (left) and Neptune (right) have a few additional moons NASA, ESA, Mark Showalter (SETI Institute), Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Andrew I. Hsu,
Tiny magnet could help measure gravity on the quantum scale
[ad_1] All objects exert a gravitational pull, no matter how small Karl Dolenc/BeholdingEye/Getty Images A device that can measure the gravitational force on a particle
Making wastewater less acidic could help the ocean capture more carbon
[ad_1] Altering wastewater released into the ocean could help store carbon stockphoto-graf / Alamy Reducing the acidity of the huge volumes of wastewater discharged into