New Scientist Space - Cosmology
Pompeii’s public baths were unhygienic until the Romans took over
Before the Romans captured Pompeii, the famous town was run by the Samnite people – and a dip in their public baths might have been an unpleasant experience
Categories: Astronomy
Quantum computers could help sharpen images of exoplanets
Combining two kinds of quantum computing devices could be just the trick for taking better images of faint, faraway exoplanets
Categories: Astronomy
Our elegant universe: rethinking nature’s deepest principle
For centuries, the principle of symmetry has guided physicists towards more fundamental truths, but now a slew of shocking findings suggest a far stranger idea from quantum theory could be a deeper driving force
Categories: Astronomy
Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual behaviour?
Sexual behaviour among same-sex pairs is common in apes and monkeys, and a wide-ranging analysis suggests it does boost survival
Categories: Astronomy
We're about to simulate a human brain on a supercomputer
The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models will offer unprecedented insights into how our brains work
Categories: Astronomy
Why it’s easy to be misunderstood when talking about probability
Mathematicians rely on numbers, but finding words to explain different levels of certainty has stymied everyone from the ancient Greeks to the most famous modern philosophers. Maths columnist Jacob Aron tells the story of how a CIA analyst finally cracked it
Categories: Astronomy
