As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to ‘climateflation’
If you ask an economist why everything is so expensive these days, you will likely get an answer…
NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
NASA has declared “wrenches down” on the first completed payload designed for Artemis astronauts to deploy on the…
Physicists Made 10,000 Particles Defy Newton’s Third Law for an Hour. Here’s How
Some laws of physics are so fundamental that they’ve served as the baseline for science for centuries. But…
Pygmy blue whale washes ashore on West Coast
A large pygmy blue whale has washed ashore at Carters Beach, near Westport. Department of Conservation (DOC) acting…
Neanderthals passed on a gene that helps modern humans pack on more muscle — but only a few people have it
Tens of thousands of years ago, Neanderthals mated with modern humans and passed along a gene variant that…
Droughts were predicted decades ago – yet water companies did nothing | Drought
In 1998, I travelled to London for the release of the Meteorological Office’s first forecasts of the impact…
Your Guide to August 2026 Eclipse Season
star material Breaking down all the tools you need to use the universe to unpack your desires, fears,…
Can Quantum Save Democracy? Quantum Voting Experiments Put Ballot Secrecy and Election Security to the Test
Insider Brief Three recent experiments show how quantum technology could protect ballot secrecy and help verify election integrity,…
Why police took 20 hours to identify Oallen ‘body’ in suitcase as lifelike doll
The more than 20 hours it took to establish suspected human remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn…
At Source Of Rainfall | Mirage News
New measurements reveal the possible origine of rainfall in one of the most dominant types of clouds Inhomogeneous…
Despite the drought, don’t give up on our native plants | Plants
Richard Eltringham (Letters, 5 August) argues that climate change necessitates switching to a planting palette of drought-tolerant non-native…
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
SpaceX sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites skyward today (Aug. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket…