scientific experiments

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore upon their arrival at the International Space Station. Photo: NASA

The two astronauts stranded on the space station have returned to Earth.

Sonny Williams and Barry Wilmore complete a mission that extended from an initial eight-day plan to nine months.
The cover of Leibniz's book. PR photo

Chapter from Leibniz. The best of all possible worlds by Michael Keszampe

From German: Aviad Shtir, Philosophy and Science series edited by Yehuda Meltzer, Attic Books and Yediot Books
Engineering model of the Genesis 2 lander. Courtesy of SPACEIL

A large group of donors is withdrawing from the Genesis mission

The donor group that invested 45 million dollars in the Genesis 2 mission, announced that it would stop further funding; The Kahn Foundation: the group will continue to support the educational activities of the Spice IL association; CEO of Spice Eye
Figure 1: Phylogenetic tree.

Genetics and evolution - far beyond a reasonable doubt

Sir Isaac Newton

Thought experiments in science