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UN Secretary-General Calls for Unified Action on World Day to Combat Desertification
In a powerful video message marking the World Day to Combat Desertification, UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the urgent need…
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Paris 2024 Olympics to debut high-level breakdancing – and physics in action
Two athletes square off for an intense dance battle. The DJ starts spinning tunes, and the athletes begin twisting, spinning…
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100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea
One hundred million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, much of northeastern Australia was underwater. The inland Eromanga Sea was…
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World Blood Donor Day: History, Theme, and Significance
Every year, on 14 June, World Blood Donor Day is celebrated. The day offers a chance to call on governments…
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Salvatore Quasimodo: The Poet of Modern Italy
Salvatore Quasimodo (20 August 1901– 14 June 1968) was an Italian poet and essayist. In 1959, Salvatore Quasimodo was awarded…
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Michael Mosley used science communication to advance health and wellbeing. We can learn a lot from his approach
Overnight, we learned of the tragic passing of Michael Mosley, who went missing last week while on holiday on the…
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Not quite an introvert or an extrovert? Maybe you’re an ambivert
Our personalities are generally thought to consist of five primary factors: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, with…
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Worried about sending your baby to daycare? Our research shows they like being in groups
When parents are starting their babies in daycare, a common concern is whether it is good for little ones to…
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How Rishi Sunak tried to weaponise information only to shoot himself in the foot
Could it be that British politics is slipping into some post-satire phase of confusion and condemnation? The second full week…
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International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
As the world prepares to observe the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict on June 19th,…
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Unraveling the Symphony of Sound: The Nobel Laureate Georg von Békésy’s Legacy in Auditory Physiology
Georg von Bekesy (3 June 1899 – 13 June 1972) was a Hungarian-American biophysicist. In 1961, he was awarded the…
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Discovering the Legacy of Frederic Passy
Frederic Passy (20 May 1822 – 12 June 1912) was a French economist and pacifist. He was awarded the first-ever…
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Paul Lawrence Modrich: Unraveling the Mechanisms of DNA Repair
Paul Lawrence Modrich is an American biochemist. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Life and Career…
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The Life and Achievements of Bert Sakmann
Bert Sakmann is a German cell physiologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1991, jointly…
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Discover the Incredible Art of Nek Chand
Nek Chand (15 December 1924 – 12 June 2015), was a self-taught Indian artist. He is best known for building the…
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