‘I see them like my own children’: reforesting Ethiopia with 50bn trees, one step at a time | Global development
When Halima Kedir first began planting trees, she was met with scepticism and even mockery. “My neighbours discouraged…
Veterok and Ugolyok: The Soviet Space Dogs Who Defied Limits in Orbit | World News
In 1966, Soviet dogs Veterok and Ugolyok survived 21 days aboard Kosmos 110. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons. Before…
ETH Zurich physicists built an ‘atomic cannon’ to put Einstein’s theory of gravity to the test
Physicists at ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute have created a narrow, cold-like beam of muonium, an…
In 2003, scientists took one pair of giant stick insects from Ball’s Pyramid to Melbourne Zoo; 11 years later, their descendants had produced more than 11,000 young |
A Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) is crawling on a hand. Credits – Wikimedia Commons Conservation…
SARS-CoV-2 uses two fusion keys to enter host cells
To enter our cells, the Covid-19 virus fuses its surrounding membrane with the membrane of the target cell.…
Algae bloom that crippled Israel’s desalination plants raises water security concerns
Bromberg says even before the war, Israel’s restrictions on what is allowed into Gaza meant the territory’s sewage…
If you stood on Mars, you could see Earth pass in front of the Sun. This is what it would look like
Imagine if you could stargaze from Mars. Would you be able to see planet Earth pass in front…
In 2013, St Agnes and Gugh began removing invasive rats brought by 18th-century shipwrecks; 12 years later, Manx shearwater breeding sites rose from 22 to a record 225
In the latest 2025 monitoring data, St Agnes and Gugh recorded 225 apparently occupied breeding sites (AOBs) for…
‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’ | Space
Scientists have solved the mystery of when black holes “burp” – when the astronomical bodies launch jets after…
Malaysia delays reasonable assurance requirements on greenhouse gas emissions by a year
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): Malaysia has delayed the mandatory reasonable assurance requirements of applicable entities on their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by…
Maine-native astronaut Jessica Meir excited to return to Earth soon
PORTLAND (WGME) — NASA’s Space X crew, including Maine native Jessica Meir, spoke from the International Space Station…
Watarrka waterhole live stream a window into secret life of NT desert
In the red heart of Central Australia, a dingo wanders to the edge of a waterhole. A wedge-tailed…