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Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder review – Weird and wonderful, with a moving cameo from the late Bernard Cribbins

A hoot of an episode, which Russell T Davies fills with fun and blissfully uncomplicated ideas

The Independent UK

The gravitational constant

The gravitational constant: What is it?

The Hindu

The Sycamore Gap: four other significant tree destructions from history

The felling of a single sycamore tree prompted an outpouring of grief last week. The tree – known as the “Sycamore Gap” – had been an iconic landmark and its location, Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, is a protected Unesco world heritage site.

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Gravity makes antimatter fall just like everything else: study

For the first time, scientists have observed antimatter particles falling downwards due to the effect of gravity

The Hindu

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Mathematicians

This week’s Sci-Five quiz is on famous mathematicians.

The Hindu

The physics of friction, the ‘necessary evil’ that bedevils daily life

IIT Kanpur assistant professor Adhip Agarwala explains the physics of friction, its effects on various aspects of daily life in India, and how it can be reduced or eliminated.

The Hindu

15 iconic London locations that always appear in films

Seeing London through a director’s eyes is a brilliant way of being reminded of the city’s many incredible landmarks

Evening Standard

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Wild Astronomical Discovery Confirms Einstein Was Right About Time Itself

Quasars show evidence that time was slower in the early universe.

Inverse

This biophilic designer's secret to a more relaxing backyard will change how you think about your landscaping for good

When you know the psychology behind how a backyard can make you feel calmer, you can make the landscaping choices that will help amplify this effect

Livingetc

Pub hosting ‘not bothered’ coronation party as antidote to ‘monarchy madness’

The Sir Isaac Newton pub in Cambridge wanted to ‘do something a little bit different’ to mark the occasion

The Independent UK

Paul Foot: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The British comedian shares what makes him laugh online, which is mainly grandmas falling over (don’t worry, no nanas were hurt in the making of this list)

The Guardian - AU

Sir Isaac Newton's haunting Armageddon date prediction from 1704 has people worried

One of the most celebrated scientists of all time made a prediction for the year the world as we know it would come to an end.

Daily Record

Isaac Newton's eerie 1704 doomsday prophecy has people terrified of imminent apocalypse

Sir Isaac Newton once predicted the world would end in 2060 - with recent surveys suggesting roughly one in seven people believe the world will come to an end in their lifetime

Daily Mirror

Humans have been predicting eclipses for thousands of years, but it's harder than you might think

The coastal town of Exmouth in Western Australia is due to experience one of the most spectacular astronomical phenomena on April 20 2023 – a total solar eclipse.

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Life: modern physics can't explain it – but our new theory, which says time is fundamental, might

Over the short span of just 300 years, since the invention of modern physics, we have gained a deeper understanding of how our universe works on both small and large scales. Yet, physics is still very young and when it comes to using it to explain life, physicists struggle.

Inverse

Ground-Breaking Physics Experiment Shows Light Can Cross Through Gaps in Time

Scientists made light cross through gaps not in space, but time. The findings, published Monday in the journal Nature Physics, could lead to new, unusual ways to control light.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool man who change the way we see the universe

He died when he was 22, but his discoveries were groundbreaking

The Guardian - UK

The forgotten maths genius who laid the foundations for Isaac Newton

A new play explores the short life of Jeremiah Horrocks, whose astonishing discoveries ‘changed the way we see the universe’

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Are prices real? How ghosts of calculus and physics influenced what we pay for things today

With inflation in the UK and around the world threatening to spiral out of control, prices of everything from milk to oil, energy and Christmas presents are a concern for most of us. Most people understand prices as simply the result of supply and demand – an agreement between sellers…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: 'Nooooot!' Fan favorite Lars Nootbaar is a hoot in Cardinals' clubhouse

It was Sir Isaac Newton who said: “Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.”

The Hindu

Syllabus Ka Khiladi

Here are a few glaring omissions in not just our history and science books, but also in our geography and recipe books, so that future generations of the world’s most populous country are educated right

Inverse

Scientists think they know when a rogue star will ruin the Solar System

The long-term stability of the Solar System has been the subject of scientific investigation for centuries.

The Hindu

In new Disney Pixar movie ‘Lightyear’, time gets bendy

Is time travel real, or just science fiction?

Birmingham Post

Durham 'ideas factory' hopes to find future Nobel Prize winners

A new research institute has been launched via an industry-academia partnership

The Conversation

In the new Disney Pixar movie Lightyear, time gets bendy. Is time travel real, or just science fiction?

Spoiler alert: this article explains a key plot point, but we don’t give away anything you won’t see in trailers. Thanks to reader Florence, 7, for her questions.

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