Will Congress deliver big funding boosts for science? Here’s your guide | Science

Congress came very close to giving U.S. researchers a funding windfall in 2021. But the Democrats’ narrow majority in both houses and a united Republican opposition doomed efforts to pass three major pieces of legislation, each one containing billions of dollars for research. However, science advocates are cautiously optimistic that lawmakers, who return to work … Read more

The Christmas night sky: A 2021 Yuletide stargazing guide

Christmas is almost here, and the night sky obliges by presenting a beautiful display of celestial sights, perfectly timed out to coincide with the holiday. In ancient times, Dec. 25 was the date of the lavish Roman festival of Saturnalia, a sort of bacchanalian Thanksgiving to the god of agriculture, for whom the slowest moving … Read more

The Matrix streaming guide: Where to watch The Matrix online

Our The Matrix streaming guide will show you how to watch the Matrix movies online, including the newly release The Matrix Resurrections. The Matrix franchise remains one of the most outstanding sci-fi movie series ever created. Starting with the original The Matrix, which makes it onto the best sci-fi movies of all time list, we’ve … Read more

Where to see the northern lights: 2022 aurora borealis guide

Photos don’t do the northern lights justice. To fully appreciate the glory and grandeur of this celestial display, which is also known as the aurora borealis, you have to settle beneath the ever-changing lights and watch them curve and curl, slither and flicker. Here’s how to see the northern lights.  Amazing auroras: Stunning northern lights photos The first … Read more

The best books of 2021 – New Scientist’s Christmas gift guide

By Simon Ings Getty Images/iStockphoto The first rule of popular science is to reveal the wonder and mystery of the world. For that reason, Sentient (Picador), written by photographer and wildlife film-maker Jackie Higgins, is my personal pick of the year. It reveals how the 86 billion nerve cells in the human nervous system afford … Read more