Technology Gizmo A giant six-legged robot could allow future lunar astronauts to be nomads. The flat-topped All-Terrain Hex-Legged Extra-Terrestrial Explorer (ATHLETE) will be 7.5 metres across with 6-metre-long legs. It will crawl across the moon, carrying astronauts and their base on its back. When the crew wants to set up camp it will stop, moving on when … 51¶¯Âþ
Commentary: Why we don't need 'scientism' and 'religionism' IN ONE of those accidental juxtapositions that make life interesting, in the same week I went from co-moderating a seminar on science and religion with a leader of the John Templeton Foundation, which funds research that aims to connect science and religion, to sharing a platform with Richard Dawkins at the annual conference of the … Opinion
Earth Ocean biodiversity: Depths of ignorance EVERY investor wants to know where to put their money for the best return. So no wonder the idea of biodiversity hotspots has taken off. No matter how much you care about the environment, there is no getting around the fact that we simply do not have enough time, funds or good will to combat … Features
Review: The Music of Pythagoras by Kitty Ferguson EINSTEIN said the biggest mystery of the world was that it should be comprehensible at all. Nearly 25 centuries earlier, Pythagoras hit on much the same revelation, awestruck that the pleasing harmonies of the lyre should have their foundation in numbers. It was the dawn of the idea that we could make sense of the … Books & Arts
Feedback Now with added DNA THE Coryse Salomé "Compétence Anti-Age" cream that Susan Forde was given is part of the "RNA/DNA Renaissance" line, according to the leaflet that accompanies it. The cream, it says, "is based on an exclusive complex containing RNA and DNA, fundamental cell components which contribute to basic metabolism and play a key … Regulars