World’s largest neutrino detector to track supernova blasts
The world’s largest neutrino detector just got even more powerful after scientists successfully deployed six new strings of…
A numerical model for duricrust formation by laterisation
Allard, T., Gautheron, C., Riffel, S. B., Balan, E., Soares, B. F., Pinna-Jamme, R., Derycke, A., Morin, G., Bueno, G. T.,…
4 lessons NZ should take from another summer of weather disasters
Another summer of extreme weather has destroyed and damaged homes, cut off communities and, in the most tragic…
A star exploded, split in two, and then collided again within hours, leaving a double signature that has astronomers puzzled
That gold ring on your finger, the tiny metals inside your phone and even parts of future electric…
A New Class of Stellar Explosions
Astronomers have recently made an exciting discovery: SN 2024abfl, a low-luminosity Type IIP supernova in the galaxy NGC…
Scientists reveal how quantum electron spin can create magnetism
At the smallest scales of matter, nature behaves in ways that feel almost counterintuitive. Individual particles follow simple…
‘Nothing says love like chemicals’: Valentine’s roses often covered in pesticides, testing finds | Valentine’s Day
Stay away from roses this Valentine’s Day, environmental campaigners have warned after testing revealed them to be heavily…
A stellar treat for Valentine’s Day: Heart-shaped outburst stuns astronomers
Astronomers have spotted a heart in the cosmos — and it’s not Cupid’s doing, but rather a dying…
Research Confirms Arctic Peatlands’ Expansion
New research confirms Arctic peatlands are expanding as temperatures continue to rise. The Arctic is warming faster than…
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Space mystery SOLVED as long-lost Soviet lander spotted on surface of the Moon
Scientists may have spotted a long-lost lunar spaceship on the surface of the Moon, 60 years after it…
Six possible outcomes of Trump’s climate policy change
While there has already been a backlash from environmental groups, the Trump administration says removing the endangerment finding…