Nearby super-Earth emerges as a top target in the search for life
University of California, Irvine astronomers have identified an exoplanet located within a star’s habitable zone, a region where…
This Crocodile Ancestor Ruled the Earth 240 Million Years Before Dinosaurs
This newly discovered ancestor of crocodiles roamed the planet some 240 million years ago, and its swift, predatory…
Nut-cracker Performance By Bettongs | Mirage News
Threatened Australian bettongs possess different adaptations to enjoy one particularly tough favourite food – Santalum seeds, which include…
Violent ‘storms’ under Antarctica’s ice could be speeding its decline
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet covers some 760,000 square miles and is up to 1.2 miles thick. If…
What if a small black hole devoured you?
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a black hole system containing a dormant black hole orbiting a massive…
Experts celebrate as once-extinct paradise thrives again thanks to ‘unique’ intervention: ‘I was amazed’
Qatar is best known for its futuristic skyline and luxury hotels. But beyond the city, nature is springing…
Scientists find space dust may be needed for life, in first study of its kind
A team of researchers from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are working alongside teams from Friedrich Schiller University Jena,…
Standoff looms for final week of parliament as Coalition holds out on nature laws – as it happened | Australia news
What we learned – Sunday 23 November That’s where we’ll wrap up for today – but first a…
How Many People Are There On The International Space Station?
Dima_zel/Getty Images The International Space Station (ISS) is…
Video captures “most hated” snakes behaving like loving mothers
A quiet camera trained on a Colorado hillside did more than just livestream snakes. It helped people rethink…
The Overview Effect: Astronaut Perspectives from 25 Years in Low Earth Orbit
To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the…
Environmental experts challenge prescribed burn assessment in endangered bird habitat
Conservationists and experts say a government-lit prescribed burn was ignited during the nesting period of two critically endangered…