‘Most likely’ feral cat sighted near albatross nest
A cat has been captured on camera near nesting albatross on the Otago Peninsula. The cat appeared on…
A near-Earth asteroid tracked since 1998 turned up far from its predicted spot in the sky, and astronomers have now confirmed why — it is secretly a comet, nudged off its path by escaping gas, with a tail too faint for ordinary telescopes to see
The radar team at NASA’s Goldstone complex knew exactly where to point. Their target, a near-Earth object called…
Gold Coast City Council CEO Tim Baker abruptly resigns
The boss of the Gold Coast City Council has abruptly resigned. Tim Baker was appointed as chief executive…
APOD: 2026 July 23 – The Large Magellanic Cloud
APOD: 2026 July 23 – The Large Magellanic Cloud Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…
How does a planet 4.5 billion kilometres from the Sun, where daylight is roughly 900 times dimmer than on Earth, whip up the fastest winds in the entire solar system?
At Neptune’s average distance of 4.5 billion kilometres from the Sun, noon resembles a dim terrestrial twilight. Sunlight…
More than half of Earth’s migratory bird species are declining – here’s how we can still save them
Every year, billions of migratory birds connect the world’s continents, oceans and ecosystems as they undertake epic journeys…
International Space Station’s $23 million toilet does far more than collect waste. It helps recycle about 98% of the station’s water into drinking water |
Life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) depends on making the most of every available resource, especially water.…
Orcas filmed ramming sunfish so hard it explodes in cloud of scraps
When a killer whale butchers a fish it needs to use its head, preferably as a ram and…
Common plastic additive makes stretchable OLED displays brighter and more elastic
The same class of chemical additive that makes plastic wrap pliable and vinyl flooring soft could be the…
Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe | Drought
Extreme heat supercharged by the climate crisis is sucking Europe dry in summer and intensifying the drought hitting…
Something we’ve never seen before is coming out of a solar system in our galaxy, astronomers say
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‘Organic meat’: Coast councillor suggests harvesting pest animals
West Coast regional councillor Andy Campbell says there should be more harvesting of wild animals for food rather…