Why some towns in regional Australia are hotter than others
An “abnormal” summer is smashing temperature records across Australia, with some towns nearing 50 degrees Celsius. But, why…
Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You’ve Been Slurping
According to a wealth of recent scientific literature, microplastics, tiny pieces of debris anywhere from one micrometer to…
Climate change is shrinking children’s height – and humidity is making things worse
Published on 22/12/2025 – 14:15 GMT+1 Millions of children risk experiencing stunted growth if heat-trapping emissions continue to…
Rain and isolated storms to hit parts of Queensland as temperatures drop
Storms and heavy rainfall are again forecast to hit large parts of Queensland today, with temperatures expected to…
Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere on Ultrahot Super-Earth TOI-561b
The new observations with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope suggest that TOI-561b is surrounded by a thick…
How a warm hug changes the way you feel about yourself
Skin does more than wrap your body like a protective layer. It works as a living boundary that…
Impact of rising heat on California tomato supply offers insight for Australia
New research has revealed rising temperatures and traffic congestion cause minimal losses in California’s processing tomato industry, which…
How Hurricane Melissa was supercharged by hot oceans in the Caribbean
As Hurricane Melissa made its way from the Atlantic Ocean into the Caribbean and towards Jamaica this week,…
Physicists Introduce Concept of Neutrino Laser
Super-cooling radioactive atoms could produce a laser-like neutrino beam, according to a duo of physicists from MIT and…
Extreme Heat Makes People More Negative
Summary: A large-scale global study shows that extreme heat affects not just our bodies, but also our emotions.…
Physicists Blast Gold to Astonishing Temperatures, Overturning 40 Years of Physics
Gold usually melts at 1,300 kelvins—a temperature hotter than fresh lava from a volcano. But scientists recently shot…