The Dock on the Bay
A place for stray stories and wandering writers
Life on Other Planets? Don’t Make me Laugh
Life on Other Planets? Don’t Make me Laugh
Seriously, new work suggests that laughing gas could point to alien life elsewhere in the universe
Ukraine: No Treaty of Versailles Will Resolve This War
Ukraine: No Treaty of Versailles Will Resolve This War
The 1920 Treaty punished Germany, infuriated Hitler and caused the Second World War. What does it mean for Russia and Ukraine?
AI Lawyers — Would You Trust One?
AI Lawyers — Would You Trust One?
At least you would have no doubt about a lack of ethics
Ukraine: GLSDB on the Way in US Package?
Ukraine: GLSDB on the Way in US Package?
But what are these ground launched small diameter bombs — and should Russian forces be worried?
New Horizons Sees Energy from Cold Dark Matter — Maybe
New Horizons Sees Energy from Cold Dark Matter — Maybe
New research finds that the Cosmic Optical background light is twice as strong as expected — could this be due to the hypothetical axion?
Russia: Pantsir Air Defence System Deployed In Moscow City
Russia: Pantsir Air Defence System Deployed In Moscow City
Moscow is beefing up its point defences with new Pantsir installations in the city itself — stoking up the public?
AI in the Hunt for Cancer-Causing Genome Mutations
AI in the Hunt for Cancer-Causing Genome Mutations
At least this use of AI does not involve human warfare, just indentifying nasties at the genome level
The Lomcovák
The Lomcovák
Thrilling to watch, this is a tricky aerobatic manouevre for the most skilled of pilots and toughest of planes