Solo supernovae challenge cosmic distance standards
Supernovae were thought to need help from a nearby star 鈥� if they don鈥檛, we may have to rethink how we measure cosmic distances as well as dark energy
Do sugary drinks trigger early puberty in girls?
There鈥檚 a link between sugary beverages and early puberty, regardless of girls鈥� body size. We look at what the underlying cause could be
Fractals seen in throbs of pulsating golden stars
Zoom in on a star鈥檚 vibrations and, if they鈥檙e related by the golden ratio, you might see fractals, like a coastline. This could tell us about what鈥檚 going on inside
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Moon milestone prizes awarded to XPrize competitors
The Google-sponsored competition to land a spacecraft on the moon has awarded 鈥渕ilestone prizes鈥� to five competing teams
Sperm whale鈥檚 emergency evacuation鈥� of its bowels
What does such a gigantic animal have to be scared of? Spooked by the photographers, this sperm whale protected itself by enveloping them in a poonado
E. O. Wilson: Religious faith is dragging us down
The extinctions we cause will kill us too, says the sociobiology pioneer 鈥� the best thing would be to eliminate religions, though not human spiritual yearning
Turbulent lessons from tropical storms
From 16th-century colonisers of the Caribbean to Katrina鈥檚 victims, Stuart Schwarz鈥檚 Sea of Storms explores the long geopolitical shadow of tropical hurricanes
