I'm not sure who Stephen Hawkins is, but the acclaimed physicist Stephen Hawking was an avowed atheist throughout his life. (View Post)

Ridiculous paranoid bollocks. (View Post)

I'm no expert in the area, but it my personal experience of studying and working in the UK and Germany, German universities are just that: seats of learning (rather than research). Unlike the UK, mos… (View Post)

Related to this is the heartbreaking story on the BBC today about UK terrorism survivors being trolled and harassed by conspiracy nuts. Astonishingly, a survey suggests that 14% of people believe the… (View Post)

There are few astronomical sights more awe-inspiring than a total solar eclipse in a cloud free sky. We travelled to a small village in northern France that lay on the centre of the path of totality … (View Post)