Australian-first water recycling technology goes live in regional NSW
A new way of recycling wastewater that its inventor says uses less energy and works faster than conventional…
Scientists Capture First Molecular-Level Images of Water Reorganization During a Reaction Crucial for Life
BYLINE: By Karyn Hede Newswise — RICHLAND, Wash. — Some of nature’s most important chemical reactions rely on the coupled…
From Cactus Thorns to Dinosaur Teeth: Study Analyzes Biological Puncture Tool Performance
Newswise — Nature has invented countless types of pointy appendages, and scientists have long sought to explain what…
A Hidden Crisis: Why Millions Are Burning Plastic Just To Survive
A global study has revealed that burning plastic in households across many developing countries may be far more…
Satellites Can Now Detect a City’s Hidden Vital Signs Before Humans Notice
By analyzing decades of satellite observations, researchers uncovered surprising similarities in how very different cities change over time.…
Coastal floods are linked to climate change and sea level rise
Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused…
Tiny Nest Box Change Could Help Rare Ki Pygmy-Possums After Bushfires
BYLINE: Lara Pacillo Newswise — A one-millimetre difference in the size of a nest box entrance could help…
Streetlights Are Trapping Thousands of Isopods in Mysterious “Death Spirals”
Habitus of isopods collected during aggregative behavior in Eliad. Credit: Idan Sheizaf, Ariel Chipman, and Eviatar Itzkovich Artificial…
Europe Was Never a Giant Dark Forest, New 20-Million-Year Study Reveals
Artist’s reconstruction of what landscapes in Central Europe may have looked like during the Early Late Miocene, according…
Leading Climate Scientist Rebuts “Factually Incorrect” US Government Climate Claims
Climate scientists are pushing back against a controversial government report they say misrepresented key evidence about global warming.…
Scientists Discover Hidden Methane Source Beneath Every Major City
Methane is one of the most powerful drivers of global warming, yet scientists may have overlooked a major…
Birds in Cities Fear Women More Than Men and Scientists Don’t Know Why
A new study shows urban birds react differently to approaching humans in a consistent yet unexplained way. Credit:…