Collisions and love

A centrepiece of Prof Stephen Hawking’s theory of black holes states that black holes can only grow. Thanks to precision observations made with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

The elevator pitch made this trip sound very glamorous, but it’s nearing 43ºC and I’ve been stooping around in the desert for over an hour, eyes fixed on the arid earth. We’re in the Turkana Basin in

IT was a clear early spring day, the breeze light and the sands empty. Sea and land seemed to go on forever, their divisions blurred by light and distance. Brigitte Wetherby breathed in the salty air

It’s a little-known fact that Albert Einstein developed his theory of relativity while doing high-intensity intervals on his turbo trainer. As he was digging in for a minute at 400 watts, the physicis

It all started promisingly enough. French biologist Gabriela Lobinska had enjoyed her Ph.D. training, researching how organisms change over time. Arriving at Harvard Medical School in September 2024,

Before I can properly say hello to Maggie Aderin, she wants to apologise: the space scientist is about to take delivery of a new shed, so our interview might be interrupted. In the end we are not dist