It’s our galaxy’s strangest star, a flickering orb of light whose erratic and unpredictable output has baffled astronomers for years. But now the study of Boyajian’s star is being touted as a research model that could help one of the most intriguing of scientific investigations: the finding of intelligent life on other worlds. This is… Read More »
In “The 3-Body Problem” a planet went up in flames.netflix Netflix’s “The 3-Body Problem” is based on a science fiction trilogy and follows a group of physicists. We asked an astronomer and an aerospace engineer to explain some of the show’s scientific concepts. Fermi paradox and Wow! It might be helpful to know a little… Read More »
In 1897 Mr. Burgess, a Labor Clerk at Oxford University, donated two dried potatoes to the Pitt Rivers Museum. He usually kept them in his pocket. They were the ultimate “jacket” potatoes. The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford is dedicated to categorizing and displaying a “democracy of objects” not by time or nation but by… Read More »
Covid poster The “lockdown skeptic” label was once a badge of shame used to condemn anyone who questioned punitive Covid restrictions as a heartless granny killer. What a difference four years makes. The majority of scientists now believe that more attention should be paid to the true cost of quarantines; Only half think that this… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The massive fossilized bones that emerged from slate quarries in Oxfordshire, England, starting in the late 1600s were immediately puzzling. In a world where evolution and extinction were unknown concepts, experts of the time took… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The massive fossilized bones that emerged from slate quarries in Oxfordshire, England, starting in the late 1600s were immediately puzzling. In a world where evolution and extinction were unknown concepts, experts of the time took… Read More »
Dozens of students slept in lines outside a rental agency overnight to secure university accommodation. Undergraduate students from Oxford University and Oxford Brookes took turns holding spaces at Finders’ Keepers estate agents in St Clements, Oxford. They were all desperate to find a place to study next year. Some had waited in line for almost… Read More »