Fossil fuel industry is worsening Western water scarcity, study finds
In the last few years, multiple studies have shown that global warming is intensifying drought and worsening water…
Rainstorms on Titan may be assembling one of life’s earliest structures without liquid water: a 2025 NASA-backed study proposes that splashes from its methane-and-ethane lakes create coated droplets which acquire a second molecular layer as they fall back, forming the same kind of bilayer compartments that preceded Earth’s first cells.
A lake on Titan does not need to behave like a warm terrestrial pond for its surface to…
Scientists unveil a quantum battery that breaks the rules of conventional charging
Scientists at Australia’s national science agency CSIRO have built a prototype of a quantum battery that charges faster…
Tragedy as stranded humpback whale dies overnight after getting stuck on Port Kennedy beach
The humpback whale stranded in shallow water off Port Kennedy beach has died overnight. The animal became stuck…
Two mysterious ‘ghost’ lineages discovered in modern human DNA
Clues emerging from DNA could unlock the mystery of human ancestors that are missing from the fossil record…
Farming changes linked to improved water quality across Great Barrier Reef catchments
Two separate studies claim to show a connection between improved water quality in Great Barrier Reef catchments and…
NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science
During the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse over Europe, scientists aimed to study a long-standing mystery: why the Sun’s outer…
MIT scientists watched electrons rebuild inside a quantum material; one phase grew like an ice crystal |
Deep inside a crystal cooled to nearly -230°C, MIT physicists have caught something rarely seen in quantum materials:…
New snake species named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash discovered in New Guinea |
Slash’s groundsnake, namely Lielaphis slashi, is a reddish-brown, non-venomous snake that can grow to about 71 centimetres. Its…
Lindsey Jacobson Leads Earth Science Foresight
NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions track dozens of features of a changing planet – aerosols, sea levels, land cover,…
China makes officials liable for environmental damage for life
China has reminded its officials of their lifelong responsibility for serious environmental damage on their watch, tying green…
Building Foresight for Earth Science, featuring Lindsey Jacobson
NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions track dozens of features of a changing planet — aerosols, sea levels, land cover,…