The rare document, which records attempts to explain an anomaly in the orbit of Mercury, is ‘a fascinating dive into the mind of the greatest scientist of the 20th century’A crucial series of Albert Einstein’s calculations, scrawled down as the physici…
NASA to split leadership of its human spaceflight program
Kathy Lueders will see her duties pared back.
If the Earth were flat, how would our lives be different?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsIf the Earth were flat, how would our lives be different? Paul TinklerPost your…
Trials begin on Covid booster jab hoped to protect against new variants
Self-amplifying mRNA jab aims to trigger immune response towards virus’s spike and non-spike proteinsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first trials have begun of a Covid booster jab that it is hoped will offer good protect…
The anonymous meta-analysis that’s convincing people to use ivermectin
What happens when you leave the analysis out of a meta-analysis?
Restored Vermeer painting finally reveals hidden Cupid in background
Art historians have known about the Cupid’s existence since an X-ray analysis in 1979.
Too much of a good home is bad for panda mating, say scientists
Success of species tails off if more than 80% of an area is ideal habitat, in line with Goldilocks principleWhen it comes to creating the ideal habitat for giant pandas to settle down, it seems experts could do worse than heed the tale of the three bea…
Kids 5-11 appear safely protected by small doses of COVID vaccine, Pfizer says
The company aims to submit data to the FDA by the end of this month.
After Inspiration4, SpaceX sees high demand for free-flyer missions
“We have interest for both Dragons and Starships, which is pretty exciting.”
Can you solve it? Russia’s Prime Minister sets a geometry puzzle
The ruler with a rulerEarlier this month, Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, marked the first day of the school year by visiting a sixth form maths class at one of his country’s top science-oriented schools.The class was studying a problem abo…