Our Changing World: The thorny issue of the long-spined sea urchin
The numbers of centrostephanus rodgersii, or the purple long-spined urchin have increased in recent decades. Photo: RNZ /…
Research Shows Humans Descended From One-eyed ‘Cyclops’
Collared Iguana (Oplurus cuvieri) with pineal gland by Daniel Goeleven New research that challenges thinking on the evolution…
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This Tiny Fish Passed an Intelligence Test That Once Distinguished Great Apes : ScienceAlert
A tiny fish has shown signs of a remarkable level of intelligence in mirror test experiments, not only…
Accidental Climate Engineering With Disintegrating Satellites
For many decades humankind has entertained the notion that we can maybe tweak the Earth’s atmosphere or biosphere…
Early plant expansion timeline revised
Early land plants may have begun reshaping Earth”s surface much earlier than previously thought — pushing the timeline…
NT environmentalists ‘gobsmacked’ at federal green light to bulldoze nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna | Northern Territory
The environment minister, Murray Watt, has given the green light for the bulldozing of nearly 3,000 hectares of…
SpaceX lines up Starship launch next year as Elon Musk targets $1.5tn IPO
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this…
Wild breeding success for released eastern quolls in Tasmania’s Midlands
Captive-bred eastern quolls released into Tasmania’s Midlands are now breeding in the wild, a major conservation breakthrough for…
‘Blood moon’ to grace Lantern Festival skies across eastern Asia
A “blood moon” captured on Sept 8 last year. Photo by Tang Haiming/For chinadaily.com.cn Some parts of China…
Mars Launches New Impact Fund with $50 Million Annual Commitment to Support Communities, Pets, Scientists
Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced the launch of its new Mars Impact Fund, aimed at…
Astronomers Devise a New Way to Measure Cosmic Expansion with Lensed Supernovae
Superliminous supernovae are miraculous events. For astronomers, they also provide a vital tool for measuring cosmic distances and…