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The Biggest Cosmic Map

Mapping the stars is, perhaps, the oldest of astronomical pursuits...

Artist impression of ESA's Gaia satellite observing the Milky Way

Unwritten Laws? Legacies from Antigone and Lycurgus

Sophocles’ Antigone refers to “unwritten laws”, as does Thucydides’ Pericles...

statue of Lycurgus, Lawgiver of Sparta coloured in yellow

Writing Laws: Hammurabi to Solon

When and why do written laws emerge in ancient societies...

Etching of Greek scribes

Touching the Sun

Despite its familiarity, the Sun is a very different presence...

Glowing sun in space

Black Holes and Bangs

Space itself is wobbly. We exist on a choppy sea...

Solid black circle surrounded by swirling particles

Do Microbes Have Immune Systems?

We often think of immunity as being a human, or...

Petri dishes with coloured contents

Singing the Laws: Ancient Greek Lawgivers in History and Legend

While Lycurgus of Sparta and Solon of Athens are now...

Painting of Lycurgus of Sparta holdaing scroll

The Big Brain: Size and Intelligence

For centuries, scientists have tried to identify what is special...

woman measuring a brain drawn on a wall

A Mirror in the Sky

The Hubble Space Telescope is the most famous astronomical instrument...

Hubble telescope above Earth

(Mis)Adventures in Deciphering Fast Radio Bursts

How certain bursts of radio waves turned out not to...