“High-stakes drama.” Two huge bull elephant seals engage in a bruising fight for dominance
Scientists have shared what it looks like when two huge elephant seals battle it out to see who…
I study the boreal forest. This summer wildfires came for my home | Julee Boan
I have spent much of my career studying boreal forests and I know fire is part of how…
Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon | SpaceX
A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar…
Titan’s air is four times thicker than ours and its gravity a seventh as strong, which means a human being there could in principle fly under their own muscle power — strap on wings, run a few paces, and flap
Picture standing wearing a heated suit, with homemade wings clipped to your arms. You take a few running…
“The truck got stuck at 2am.” Why 12 giraffes were just captured in Namibia and driven to Angola
12 Angolan giraffes have been successfully reintroduced into Bicuar National Park in south-west Angola, as part of an…
Scientists discover black holes have a cosmic ‘digestive system’
Black holes are often imagined as bottomless pits, swallowing everything that dares to cross their path. But new…
From crisis to capability: Lessons from Denmark on how to quit fossil fuels
Australia has world-class wind and solar resources, strong investor interest, net zero ambition, and an urgent need to…
APOD: 2026 July 31 – NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad
Explanation: The Dark Doodad Nebula drifts through southern skies, a tantalizing target for binoculars toward the small constellation…
French National Quantum Update: July 2026
Executive Summary France’s quantum ecosystem continued to expand in July 2026 through a combination of government oversight, industrial…
Huge great white spotted traveling up US and Canada as shark sightings surge | US news
The largest tagged male great white shark in the Atlantic Ocean has been identified traveling up the US…
First AI-driven Telescope Goes Stargazing
Every night, astronomers must carefully assess changing weather, the intensity of moonlight and shifting atmospheric conditions before deciding…
Bin contamination costs NW Tasmania $700k, Burnie acts
Misplaced waste has cost the North West region more than $700,000 in the past year with a new…