Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof | Animals
That the thatch is thick with moss and crusted with the brittle fronds of lichen is not unusual for…
Finding Their Sense of Direction: Cell Movement Helps Tissues Establish Polarity
Newswise — From the hairs on our arms to the microscopic sensory structures of the inner ear, many…
El Niño extreme flooding could reach all-time high this Christmas
With homes nearly toppling into the ocean and back-to-back floods and hurricanes amplifying our sense of dread, keeping…
Excitement mounts as new telescope nears first light
As the first scientific results from the new Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) draw nearer, enthusiasm among the…
Deadly bird flu reaches remote Australian wildlife sanctuary
A deadly strain of bird flu has reached one of Australia’s most remote wildlife havens, home to threatened…
Stanford’s new microscope reveals living cells like never before
A new microscope developed at Stanford University allows scientists to watch the tiny structures inside living cells move…
$273m solar farm gives NZ ‘an incredible renewable energy advantage’
The prime minister has officially opened the South Island’s largest solar farm at Christchurch Airport. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon…
Why can you see the moon during the day? This week is the perfect time to find out
I know perfectly well that the moon comes out during the day. I have known this for decades.…
Built like a sports car, agile like an athlete, and capable of impressive acrobatic performances. 5 fastest dolphin on the planet
Dolphins are captivating. Graceful, intelligent and famously playful, they have another remarkable talent: speed. Most of the time they travel…
Tiny optical chip uses two lasers to generate precise signals for future atomic clocks
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a chip-based optical frequency comb that…
Haze turns Indonesia skies orange, shuts schools in East Timor
Thick haze turned the skies in Indonesia’s Palangkaraya apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange, reducing visibility to a…
In the Search for Exoplanets, Some Failures Are A Success
In the near future, powerful new telescopes will power a big leap in exoplanet science. Telescopes like the…