The Disconnection of the Large Hadron Collider Has Begun
CERN Director-General, Mark Thomson, visited the LHC tunnel to mark the start of the dismantling of the accelerator…
Endangered bogong moths invade Sydney homes in rare migration
Sydney suburbs and parts of the NSW south coast are playing host to an unusual visitor, with swarms…
How Parasites Prepare Host Cells for Invasion
Before the parasite Toxoplasma gondii can invade a cell, it has to know it has reached the right…
Apply Now for the Water Consults Remote Internship 2026: Two Remote Opportunities in Water, Environment and Geospatial Innovation
Water Consults is inviting applications from motivated students and recent graduates for two remote internship opportunities focused on…
Icy moons may hold on to their underground oceans even after being smashed apart
Throughout the history of the planets, the outer solar system has proven to be a dangerous place with…
Earth’s first bats didn’t come from where we thought, landmark genetic study reveals
Scientists may have settled a decades-long debate about bat evolution, including controversial questions about when bats began to…
Two new species of large stick insects discovered in well-studied regions of Australia
Australian scientists discovered two new giant stick insect species and fixed an old mix-up with a third. Researchers…
Biodiversity credits shouldn’t copy the carbon market playbook (commentary)
The biodiversity credit market should stop trying to copy the carbon market’s method of reducing everything to…
James Webb telescope shares one of its biggest images ever, with record-breaking stars hiding in the dust — Space photo of the week
quick facts What it is: IC 348, a star-forming reflection nebula Where it is: 1,000 light-years away in…
Chaaral: In 2017, Chile certified Chañaral Island free of invasive rabbits; seven years later, rare seabirds had four active natural nests there with help from audio lures | World News
Chile removed invasive rabbits from Chañaral Island. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons In early 2024, conservationists visiting Chañaral Island,…
Surviving a heatwave is only half the battle for coral reefs
New research reveals a crucial reproductive pattern that could reshape how conservation teams approach coral restoration. Surviving a…
‘Rising seas are sinking futures’
Here’s what the declaration says:Science and data: Better observation, shared data and stronger early warning systemsFinance and resilience:…