A 4-billion-year-old weather report. NASA rover discovers asteroid impact on Mars rivalling the one that killed the dinosaurs
A robotic NASA rover on Mars has found evidence of repeated asteroid impacts on the Red Planet that…
Neil the Seal can teach us plenty about seal behaviour. A marine biologist explains
Neil the Seal became a social media sensation almost overnight. Neil is a five-year-old male southern elephant seal…
Australian fossils reveal 550-million-year-old animal may be the first known right-hander
Fossils from South Australia are offering a surprising clue about the deep history of animal behavior. Spriggina floundersi,…
European Service Module team meets Artemis II crew
From left to right, NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut…
Scientists built a camera that can track invisible particles in 3D
Some breakthroughs in physics come from brand new inventions. Others begin with a new theory. But many advances…
Scientists looked at Antarctica from the air. What they saw has them worried
Researchers in Antarctica have used 30 years of satellite data – combined with hand-scooped poop samples – to…
MIT team controls blood vessel growth via mechanical stretching in tissue engineering breakthrough
Researchers have developed a new technique to control the growth of blood vessels by mechanically stretching them, with…
Forest Congress calls for end to old-growth logging in Tasmania but environmental groups want more
A coalition of conservationists, artists and forest industry figures has called for an end to old-growth logging in…
Ancient eclipses – from angry gods to Sun-eating dragons, how our ancestors worshipped and feared the moment the Moon swallowed the Sun
On 12 August, the UK, Europe, Africa and parts of North America will experience a glorious solar eclipse,…
Tiny US crystal sensor measures extreme magnetic fields for fusion
A team of US researchers has developed a tiny laser-based crystal sensor that can track intense magnetic fields…
Bird flu whale: Baby humpback whale that died on Sydney beach to be tested for H5N1 bird flu
A baby humpback whale will be tested for H5N1 bird flu after it washed up and died on…
Milky Way’s High-Energy Particle Source Found
Cosmic rays are made primarily of protons with a few electrons sprinkled in, and they can reach energies…