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Government backs UK launch site plan for space tourism

Posted in Science on 30th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

The government has backed plans for a four-fold expansion of the UK space industry to 0bn by 2030.

Apes Can Do Basic Math Using Symbols

Posted in Featured, Science on 22nd Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

It has been long thought that one of the characteristics that makes humans unique is our ability to learn and manipulate symbols for communication.

Early air points to cold, dry Mars

Posted in Science on 17th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

The Martian surface is inhospitable today, but is thought to have once been favorable to life.

How the brain pays attention

Posted in Science on 12th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit thats key to shifting our focus from one object to another.

Earth has a fever, but the heat is sloshing into the oceans

Posted in Science on 5th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller

A new study finds that surface temperatures are a poor measurement of global warming, which continues undeterred.