The philosopher Karl Popper pointed out that most early practition­­ers of science were justificationists. They didn’t just seek out any old knowledge; they were on the hunt for justified knowledge.

The melting of materials seems like a simple phenomenon. However, when their thickness is reduced to just a few atoms, established rules waver. In this two-dimensional mode, new states emerge between ...

When a black hole spins rapidly, it drags the space around it, akin to a whirlpool in water. This phenomenon is called Lense-Thirring precession. Researchers focused on a rare event where a star ...

What would really happen in the first 20 minutes of a nuclear attack? A nuclear engineer reacts to claims from Lex Clips and breaks down the actual physics, timelines, and real-world consequences of a ...

Could materials science join physics, chemistry and biology in the high-school curriculum? University researchers and teachers gathering at a special symposium on secondary education at the Materials ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s PSLV-C62 mission carrying the EOS-N1 earth observation satellite failed to finish its intended trajectory on Monday (January 12, 2026) after an anomaly ...

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered an enormous, fast-spinning asteroid that sets a new record. When ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission on January 12. The launch of the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-N1) satellite along with other ...

The first false-color image from ESA's newly operational Biomass satellite shows off a unique perspective of the rainforests, ...

India’s space programme is lining up an important start to 2026, with ISRO getting ready to launch a new earth observation satellite that will add to the country’s remote-sensing and mapping ...

Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to ...