Hard Science Rocks

According to the theory of Aerodynamics, the bumble bee is unable to fly.
This is because the size, weight and shape of its body in relation to the total wing spread make flying impossible.
B…

If you want the moon but your camera gives you an overexposed white spot, "You can’t use your "auto" setting for this shot because…"

Doctor Pierre Danjou was once again surprised that for a man as well travelled as he prided himself to be, the novelty of flying had not yet worn thin. Instead he found himself baffled by his c…

Three more Chinese died that night. All taken ill at different times, none of whom where staying at the Jade House. The first victim, a factory manager, became ill soon after arriving back at h…

Two figures walked together in silence. Their sunken prints in the wet sand left a dark trail behind them, the swollen sun now hung too low over the horizon to fill them with its orange glow. A…

(Human Calicivirus Disease (HCD) is a newly emergent, highly infectious viral disease of humans. There is no effective treatment for this disease at the time of writing …)