Government’s quantum bid fast-tracked at UKRI despite cutbacks
Exclusive: ‘Wildcard’ proposal to Infrastructure Fund approved as projects including Cern experiment upgrade lost backing A government ‘wildcard’…
Tiny deer found trapped in farmer’s pool. Then a rescue team showed up
On Wednesday 7 October, the RSPCA and fire services were called to a farm in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, after…
Pampered city trees handle stress better than their country cousins
The next time you pass an urban tree, stop to appreciate what it’s been through. As a youngster,…
NASA’s latest satellite imagery reveals Australia’s giant spider; the striking landscape created by an ancient impact is a huge crater
Spider Crater in Western Australia may be 600–900 million years old, preserving evidence of an ancient meteorite impact.…
Sea Turtle’s Life Hangs in the Balance After Becoming Entangled in Fishing Net
Check out this incredible rescue as a group of boaters spot a sea turtle tangled in a net…
Climate Change Drives Plant Diversity, Study Finds
The two warmest time periods on Earth in the past 140 million years drove both mass extinctions and…
Pacific climate talks: Regional leaders reject criticism of Australia-hosted pre-COP event
October 14, 2026 — 3:51pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…
On this day in space! Oct. 13, 1773: Astronomer Charles Messier discovers the Whirlpool Galaxy before we ever knew it was a galaxy
On Oct. 13, 1773, a French astronomer named Charles Messier discovered the “Whirlpool Galaxy,” also known as Messier…
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026: The Winning Photos
It takes a whole lot of skill to capture our planet’s wonderful wildlife in their truest and most…
Remains of extremely rare cosmic ‘gold factory’ discovered
A high-energy gamma-ray source in the Milky Way, whose origin has long remained unexplained, could be emerging from…
Bogong moth sightings surge as endangered insects migrate through Australia’s eastern states
It’s moth season, baby. Zoos Victoria’s Moth Tracker map has charted the monstrous amount of new sightings across…
Psychedelic Saturn! What’s going on with these pop art images of the ringed planet?
You might be forgiven for thinking that these images of Saturn are the creation of Andy Warhol or…