SSpace Read More Moon Meets Venus, Spica And The ‘Anti-Mars’: The Night Sky This WeekAugust 17, 2026 Topline With the Perseid meteor shower fading and the total solar eclipse now over, attention turns to the…
WWildlife Read More The influencers getting bitten while chasing the perfect shark shotAugust 17, 2026 “I knew something was different because the sharks were on the surface,” says Tayane Dalazen, a 37-year old…
SScience Read More Nature’s original bioplastic is food for animalsAugust 17, 2026 Long before humans discovered biodegradable plastics, microorganisms had already invented their own. Many bacteria and archaea produce natural…
EEnvironment Read More Australia’s energy grid transition: Why executives warn of precarious balance despite record renewable growth and falling power billsAugust 17, 2026 August 16, 2026 — 3:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…
SSpace Read More Chasing Fire Clouds in UtahAugust 17, 2026 Scientists have long known that volcanoes can launch large quantities of particles into the stratosphere. In the past…
PPhysics Read More After Half A Century, Physicists Find The Strongest Evidence Yet For An Exotic ‘Glueball’ Particle : ScienceAlertAugust 17, 2026 An important part of the Standard Model of particle physics, quantum chromodynamics describes the strong interaction of quarks…
WWildlife Read More Sandhill cranes will be fair game for hunters in 2 Quebec regions, parts of Ontario this fallAugust 17, 2026 Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
SScience Read More Dolphins on opposite sides of Australia, thousands of kilometres apart, appear to have independently learned to chase fish into empty seashells and tip the trapped meal into their mouths — two populations, one remarkably similar invention.August 17, 2026 Almost 4,000 kilometres separate Shark Bay on Australia’s west coast from Hervey Bay on its east. Bottlenose dolphins…
EEnvironment Read More Man Fined Over Rs 4 Lakh For Waking Sleeping Polar Bear With Ship HornAugust 17, 2026 A boat operator was slapped with a fine of 50,000 Norwegian kroner (approximately Rs 4.5 to Rs 5…
SSpace Read More Geomagnetic storm to hit Earth tomorrowAugust 17, 2026 A coronal mass ejection triggered by a solar eruption on August 14 is expected to reach Earth on…
WWildlife Read More In 1905, Hawaii introduced mosquitofish to control mosquitoes; the tiny fish later became linked to declines of native damselflies and other threatened speciesAugust 17, 2026 Hawaii introduced mosquitofish to control mosquitoes Introduced to Hawaii in 1905 to control disease-carrying mosquitoes, the eastern mosquitofish…
EEnvironment Read More Subscribe to The Australian | Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android appsAugust 17, 2026 The Australian Digital subscription 12 Month Plan costs $338 (min. cost) for the first 12 months, charged as…