Receive regular updates highlighting the latest in science from COSMOS.
|
|
||
|
 Features World's helium supply running lowHelium is the lifeblood of large particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider. As the world's supply dwindles, physicists must take steps to preserve this commodity or learn to live without it.  Eight spin-offs from spaceSpace is a complicated and expensive place to get to. That's why the technology the space program produces is so spectacular.  Learning to forgetPainful memories that cause distress could soon be a thing of the past. Recent studies suggest memories can be manipulated, edited - and even deleted.  The madness of crowdsMass delusions and hysterical outbreaks have repeatedly occurred in history, and there's no reason to believe they won't again.  Digital scentsOne day soon you may be able to capture a fragrance snapshot of your environment and send it attached to a text message or email.  The stuff of nightmaresSleep paralysis creates a very real waking nightmare - conjuring up images of aliens and evil entities - but it's all a trick of the mind.  Will our grandchildren revile the 'lost decade'?The noughties dawned with a global strategy to fight climate change but ended with the U.N. system in tatters while greenhouse gases spewed with few constraints.  Islands of fireNew Zealand is a simmering hotbed of volcanic activity. While eruptions have largely avoided populous areas, Auckland is sitting on a ticking time bomb.  Dead Sea needs world help to surviveThe Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as political strife blocks vital measures to halt decay of the world's lowest and saltiest body of water.  Global warming: growing threat to reindeerAs rising temperatures and development strip the Arctic of food and grazing land for reindeer, so too do the indigenous Sami people risk the loss of an important part of their culture.  Star burstA deeper understanding of a particular type of supernova could help astronomers to understand the true nature of mysterious dark energy.  I, RodneyFrom backyard tinkering as a child in Adelaide, Rodney Brooks went on to revolutionise robotics, challenging gospel truths and bringing robots to the homes of millions. We meet the charming bad boy of AI.  Throw of the dicePregnant women have a long list of rules to follow to protect the health of their child. But there's now startling evidence to suggest the lifestyle choices of fathers should be called into question too.  Messenger of doomHe began by studying the hellish atmosphere of Venus, before realising that Earth could face a similar fate. Now James Hansen is one of the world's most respected and outspoken climate scientists.  Dangerous liaisonsFrom maze-like genitalia and terrifying spikes to ornamental handicaps and disloyal mothers, evolution seems to have found some seriously stupid designs for sex. 
|
COSMOS newsletter!Latest News |