Could we put out the sun with a sun-sized orb of water?
18 July 2023
What would happen if we pushed a sun-sized ball of water into our star? The Dead Planets Society podcast dives into the possibilities
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26 US states are likely to ban abortion to the fullest extent possible
27 June 2022
After the US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, abortion bans in states such as Louisiana and Tennessee won't include exceptions for cases of rape or incest
How long does it take to fall in love?
9 August 2021
The time it takes to fall in love depends on a number of different factors
How far does a sneeze travel?
9 April 2021
A sneeze travels about 8 metres depending on conditions including temperature and humidity.
The Good Place review: It is over, but I’m never going to say goodbye
24 February 2020
The Good Place, a sitcom on Netflix about an afterlife with characters who represent me at my worst – and best – is over, but I can’t stop rewatching the show, says Chelsea Whyte
Predators may make prey get smart and grow more brain cells
11 December 2019
Predators are a problem for Trinidad’s killifish: in streams where the problem is worst the killifish grow more brain cells, perhaps to help evade the hunters
Samoan government takes drastic measures to fight measles outbreak
6 December 2019
Samoan government employees stopped work to administer measles vaccines in an attempt to halt an outbreak of the deadly disease sweeping the island nation
Amazon enters quantum computing race with cloud quantum processors
3 December 2019
Amazon has combined three types of quantum computing processors from D-Wave Systems, IonQ, and Rigetti Computing into a cloud service to test quantum algorithms
NASA has found the remnants of India’s Vikram moon lander
3 December 2019
In September, India’s attempted moon landing ended in a crash, but the debris was lost. Now NASA has pinpointed where the Vikram lander smashed down
Hospital visits go up after days with higher levels of air pollution
27 November 2019
On days when fine particulate matter in the air increases even a little bit, more people seem to end up in hospital for illnesses such as heart and lung conditions
