The EU Had a Scientific Collaboration Problem Long Before Brexit
An expanding European Union has led to a "brain drain" as academics move away from their home countries to other parts of the EU.
The US Air Force Is Making Drones From Recycled Fighter Jets
An experimental, autonomous F-16 has completed a simulated airstrike.
Fifty Years and Counting, the Boeing 737 Remains One of the Safest Ways to Travel
“I flew the 737 for 18 years and can honestly say that it was a superbly capable and safe aircraft."
Here Is the Chemical Recipe For ‘Old Book Smell’
A dash of ‘old room’, a hint of 2.4-dimethylpentane, and a sprinkle of mothballed acetic acid.
I Surfed the Wholesome Web of the 1990s at This Historically Accurate Internet Cafe
London's 64 Bits exhibition goes back to the future of the web's early days.
Donald Trump Is Twitter’s Best Marketing Tool
An advertising campaign in Japan deployed Twitter's most controversial user.
A Wiki Hacker Compiled a Dictionary of Brexit's Most Useless Words
Happy Article 50! Here's the Lexicographical Brexitology blog you've been waiting for.
The US Is Bombing Syria So Much That Watchdogs Can't Keep Up
The sheer number of US Coalition airstrikes is diverting civilian casualty counters away from investigating Russian bombings.
Europe Is Considering EU-Wide Armed Drone Regulations
With armed drone proliferation from the US and UK, the EU needs a clear and transparent stance on how armed drones are to be deployed.
So How Exactly Does a GIF Cause a Seizure?
Scientists can identify the triggers of photosensitive epileptic seizures, like strobes, but working out why these seizures happen is a little harder.
So How Exactly Does a GIF Cause a Seizure?
Scientists can identify the triggers of photosensitive epileptic seizures, like strobes, but working out why these seizures happen is a little harder.