Sky surveys for Great Barrier Reef site stewardship
Credit: Quicksilver Group Aerial surveys across three high-value Great Barrier Reef sites have captured data for long-term monitoring,…
Working with nature can help NZ adapt to climate change. Where is the plan to do it?
Two major reports released in recent weeks help illustrate the scale of New Zealand’s climate adaptation challenge –…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Rules Out Two New Dyson Sphere Candidates
The latest Swedish-led search for technosignatures in the form of Dyson Spheres has again come up empty-handed. The…
Narwhals are helping scientists map warm water hidden in Greenland’s fjords
You might be familiar with the narwhal – otherwise known as the “unicorn of the sea”. The whale…
Bright Ideas Accelerate Hunt For Quantum Emitters
The search for materials that can power future quantum technologies is accelerating, but identifying the most promising candidates…
What’s the Largest Current on Earth? It Moves More Water Than Every River Combined—Many Times Over
Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Earth’s mightiest current has no banks. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, or ACC,…
Sloan Digital Sky Survey Releases New Map Of Supermassive Black Holes
The Universe is a large place, yet despite it being mostly empty space, there are still a lot…
Quantum signals escape fiber, travel 13 miles in open air in New York
It may sound surprising, but one of the most stubborn problems in building quantum networks is that cables…
Japan killed 14,000 bears after a rise in deadly attacks on people – but will it work? | Conservation
Every summer, millions of people escape the heat and humidity of Tokyo by heading to the tranquil resort…
MOF Coating Sparks Local Reaction for CO2 Conversion
Osaka, Japan – Researchers at the University of Osaka have developed a catalyst that uses mechanical vibration to…
Nepal’s flash floods show the devastating power of ‘cascading hazards’
A catastrophic flash flood has struck northern Nepal on the Tibetan border, killing at least 157 people and…
LatConnect 60 and Phi Earth Partner to Connect Space and Soil
Nature-based projects are generating more environmental data than ever before. Satellites observe landscapes from orbit, while field teams…