Science

Sir John Franklin, naval officer, Arctic explorer (born 16 April 1786 in Spilsby, England; died 11 June 1847 aboard HMS Erebus near King William Island, Nunavut). FRANKLIN’S name is synonymous with Arctic exploration and the Northwest Passage. A respected naval officer and colonial governor,…

IN A DISCOVERY that has been years in the making, researchers have confirmed the existence of a rocky planet named Proxima b orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, according to a new study. It is the closest exoplanet to us in the universe. (ILLUSTRATION: This artist’s impression…

As this 1979 article shows, it only emboldens them and gains you nothing. COWARDLY REACTIONS, no matter what their excuse, leave a bad taste in the mouth. Recently Steven Rose (pictured), one of Britain’s leading intellectual terrorists, practically ordered Arthur Jensen and Hans J. Eysenck…

A TINY, UNSEEN force could potentially alter our basic understanding of the universe — if it really exists. Theoretical physicists at UC Irvine say they’ve found evidence for a fifth fundamental force of nature, carried by a particle that until now has gone totally unnoticed. If supported…

In order for our civilization — and our very selves — to survive, our race must establish colonies on other worlds, and the window of opportunity for doing so is rapidly closing. by David Price LIFE ON EARTH is driven by energy. Autotrophs take it from solar radiation and heterotrophs take…

An understanding of our race’s plight and position in the universe is not possible without at least a basic understanding of biological evolution. A SURPRISINGLY specific genetic portrait of the ancestor of all living things has been generated by scientists who say that the likeness sheds…

A GROUND-BREAKING gene-editing technique is to be tested on humans for the first time, with Chinese oncologists trialling the innovation on lung cancer patients. (ILLUSTRATION: Gene-editing to be tested on cancer patients) The team from Sichuan University’s West China hospital in Chengdu,…

As we head for a Third World America and Europe, how much longer will scientific advances continue? OVER THE last week, new images have granted us exquisite views of the final frontier that is our old, vast and mysterious universe. (ILLUSTRATION: Gravitational lensing and space warping are visible…

The Post’s Lena Sun visited Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring, Md., where scientists there identified a strain of bacteria resistant to the last-resort antibiotic, colistin. The bacteria was found in a Pennsylvania woman. Microbiologist Patrick McGann explains how…

Behavior of parasitic beetle similar to Jewish intruders in Gentile societies; pest exploits and feeds on hosts, mimics ruling caste UNIVERSITY ROMA TRE’S Professor Andrea Di Giulio and his team of co-authors set the scene remarkably well in their paper recently published to PLoS ONE. The…