Growing up in the Sagan household
Chris Stedman, Assistant Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University and author of the book Faitheist, has a lovely interview on his blog with Nick Sagan, son of Carl and his second…
Science & Technology
How farming gave us the iPhone
We live in an age of relentless innovation – and it's all because our ancestors started planting crops, says Marcus Chown
Stephen Hawking challenges conventional thinking on black holes, and other stories – our morning round-up
Stephen Hawking challenges conventional thinking on black holes Stephen Hawking, who was one of the developers of modern black hole theory, has published a new paper in which he says…
Rosetta comet-chaser phones home, and other stories – our morning round-up
Rosetta comet-chaser phones home Rosetta, Europe’s comet-chasing spacecraft, has woken from its slumber. A signal confirming its alert status was received by controllers in Darmstadt, Germany, at 18:17 GMT. Rosetta…
Triple star system ‘can reveal secrets of gravity’, and other stories – our morning round-up
Triple star system ‘can reveal secrets of gravity’ Astronomers have discovered a unique triple star system which could reveal the true nature of gravity. They found a pulsar with two…
Not going to reach my telephone
We worry that new technology is ruining our ability to think – in fact, such fears have been around since the very invention of writing
NASA orders emergency International Space Station repairs, and other stories – our morning round-up
NASA orders urgent spacewalks for space station repairs The US space agency has ordered a series of emergency spacewalks to carry out repairs on a broken cooling line at the…
Adding up with The Simpsons
Simon Singh is one of our best science writers, but a gruelling libel battle derailed his career. Now, he tells Paul Sims, he’s back to doing what he loves
Girls can’t do physics? How schools are failing to tackle gender stereotypes
A new report suggests that stereotypes persist, writes Samira Shackle
How did the universe get so complicated?
We live in a random universe, explains Marcus Chown