History of science
People, experiments and ideas that changed how we see the world.
Serial: A History of Astronomy
A serial about how our knowledge of the universe developed, from the earliest skywatching to modern astronomy.
SpaceThe search for Planet Nine
The full feature is currently published in Serbian. This page summarises its verified findings.
PhysicsGravitational waves: from Einstein's equation to an observatory in space
When two black holes collide, the Earth does not shake like an earthquake. An almost imperceptible change in distance passes through it. Scientists have waited a century to measure that trace, and now they are building an instrument that will listen to the much slower "rhythm" of space.
PhysicsWhy are symmetry and energy conservation connected?
Release a pendulum and its speed changes, yet energy does not disappear without a trace. Repeat the experiment tomorrow and we expect the same rules of motion. There is a deep connection between these observations: the fact that physical laws do not change when we shift an experiment in time is linked to the conservation of energy. In 1918, mathematician Emmy Noether showed how such connections can be proved. Her idea helps us understand familiar experiments while also making us more careful when we ask about the energy of the entire universe.
PhysicsNewton and Leibniz: who invented calculus?
The famous quarrel turns on manuscripts, publication, notation and what it means to be “first” in science.
PhysicsArchimedes: buoyancy, levers and ideas ahead of their time
Behind the “Eureka” story stand rigorous geometry, problems of balance and questions that still matter in physics.
Living worldCharles Darwin: how did evolutionary theory emerge?
From notebooks aboard the Beagle to natural selection: how the idea that transformed biology developed, and what it actually says.
PhysicsHow did Faraday discover electromagnetic induction?
An 1831 experiment showed that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current.