Ever wondered how a bird actually flies?
Well, University of Cambridge’s Professor Holger Babinsky has created a 1-minute video he hopes will answer that question.
In so doing, he is finally laying to rest a commonly used yet misleading explanation of how wings lift.
“A wing lifts when the air pressure above it is [...]
Astronomers claim to have found a planet similar to Tatooine – the (fictional) home of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.
Although cold and gaseous rather than a desert world, the newfound planet Kepler-16b is the closest astronomers have come to discovering a world like that featured in Star Wars.
Like Tatooine, Kepler-16b enjoys a double [...]
The aim of any GCSE science course (physics, biology or chemistry) is to equip candidates with basic scientific skills, an interest in the field, enhanced critical thinking skills, an understanding of science’s role within the wider world, the ability to apply what has been learned and a solid foundation for further scientific learning.
At the [...]
Science is the largely empirical endeavour that seeks to explain the world in which we live. The techniques used to achieve this vary. What they have in common is the use of evidence in the attempt to reach sound conclusions. Scientists seek to use the best available evidence, in terms of reliability, repeatability and the [...]
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