the Earth

Why most scientists don’t want us to believe in life on Mars

1 August 2026 9:00 am

All institutional incentives impel towards overcaution, says Steven Benner, so it’s safer to insist that there’s no life than to suggest there is and be proved wrong

Worshipping the sun

26 March 2016 9:00 am

The Sun is a star that many astronomers assume is only worth studying because of its averageness; it’s middle-aged and…