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In the 60s it was discovered that most galaxies have supermassive black holes at their cores, since then astronomers have been scratching there heads as to why this would be.
In 2012 Felix Baumgartner ascended 39km into the stratosphere for a record-breaking space jump, but he would not have made it back to Earth alive without being protected by his pressure suit and helmet.
In the UK, women are paid around 10 per cent less than men, on average. One solution might be total pay transparency. Can it fix the problem and are we ready to talk about how much we earn?
AI is changing everything, from our automated smart homes to the way we drive our cars, but one of the biggest impacts will be on the job market – so how will we survive in the new automated economy?
It’s that time of the year when we rock out with the biggest bands while rubbing shoulders with luminaries of the science world. Find out how to win tickets in our Bluedot 2018 competition.
Each life form on this planet has a unique genetic code – DNA – whose structure was first identified 65 years ago. Now geneticists are using DNA to improve our health, eliminate hunger and even bring back animals from the dead...
We all learn at different speeds, so should we be placing so much emphasis on developmental milestones, and are all developmental disorders really a problem?
Sue Black, Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology at the University of Dundee, tells us what it was like to begin her journey into unlocking the secrets of the dead, making her first incision into a cadaver.
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