“Totally surreal”: exceptionally rare white whale amazes divers in Tonga
A rare ghostly whale calf has been seen in Tonga. Experts say the white humpback, known as Siale,…
Barnaby Joyce resigns from Nationals; Hong Kong apartment fire death toll climbs, multiple dead, injured; Labor environment law reforms to pass Senate
Barnaby Joyce said the global political landscape was changing, pointing to populist right-wing movements gaining momentum around the…
Comet 31/ATLAS and ESA: New Observations Reveal Interstellar Visitor’s Precise Trajectory
Comet 31/ATLAS has become one of the most closely watched interstellar objects in history—and the ESA (European Space…
The deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean are warming now too
Iceberg in the Arctic Ocean in September 2025 Photo: Henry Patton While it is well documented that global…
The Solar System Is Moving Much, Much Faster Than Physics Can Explain
A new study with the incredibly exciting title of “Overdispersed Radio Source Counts and Excess Radio Dipole Detection”…
Learning quantum states of continuous-variable systems
Trace distance The trace distance between two quantum states ρ1 and ρ2 is defined as $${d}_{{\rm{tr}}}(\;{\rho }_{1},{\rho }_{2}):=\frac{1}{2}\|{\rho…
Particle 101: Noongar seasons | Particle
We are easing from spring to summer. As we ease further into summer, the weather gets warmer, young…
Labor strikes deal with Greens to end environmental reform stalemate
Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul Australia’s “broken” environmental laws, ending a years-long stalemate…
Here’s Where Aurora Could Be Visible Over Thanksgiving
Topline The northern lights could be visible again on Wednesday night and Thursday night, forecasters at the National…
Metamaterial with more shapes than atoms allows endless sound control
The age of smart, self-optimizing materials has begun. A programmable metamaterial has been developed that shatters the limits…
Blast from the Past: The day the Kiwis stunned the Kangaroos
NZ Herald 26 Nov, 2025 05:36 PM2 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require…