New Marsupial Species Discovered in Australia
Named Bettongia haoucharae, the newly-discovered species of woylie is already likely extinct, says a team of researchers from…
Friction secrets revealed: The surprising physics of Earth’s crust
At a busy street crossing, people wait for the signal to change. When one person steps out first,…
Photovoltaic trees can save forest cover – pv magazine International
Research simulating a solar tree farm within a coastal forest in South Korea found that solar tree structures…
Can we safely deflect a killer asteroid without making it worse? Only if we avoid the gravitational ‘keyhole,’ scientists say
Smacking a planet-threatening asteroid comes with big responsibility. If we slam an impactor into an asteroid in exactly…
Dark Matter “Wind” May Finally Be Detectable With New Superconducting Tech
Using the improved superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD), researchers are searching for very light dark matter. Credit: UZH…
Yes, spectacled flying foxes are noisy and drop poo everywhere. But our rainforests need them
In Far North Queensland, one special winged mammal helps keep rainforests alive. The spectacled flying fox travels vast…
Key proteins found to shape sperm function and male fertility
There are many potential causes of infertility, and it can be challenging to pin down just what the…
Smoke from Canada’s wildfires killed nine-year-old Carter Vigh – and 82,000 others around the world | Air pollution
Amber Vigh had taken the usual precautions when bringing her nine-year-old son, Carter, to summer camp in July…
New findings from Perseverance provide strongest hints yet of potential ancient life
NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of…
Stephen Hawking’s long-contested black hole theory confirmed by LIGO — as scientists ‘hear’ 2 event horizons merge into one
Scientists have used a gravitational wave detector to “hear” two black holes getting bigger as they merged into…
Watch a Pair of Great White Sharks Get Very, Very Close to a California Kayak Fisherman
Too close. A little bit too close. Photo: YouTube//Screenshot Great white sharks are a bit of a mystery…
The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos
Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes in…