‘Unprecedented in the past 3.6 million years’: How human-made climate change is making days longer
Published on 14/03/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Climate change is slowing the planet’s spin at an “unprecedented” rate compared…
Watch: ‘The world should see this’, say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers
For a country with a record of large deforestation projects, Indonesia’s current activities in the far south eastern…
Why Are Interstellar Comets So Weird? Part 4: We Finally Turned On the Porch Lights
This is Part 4 of a series on interstellar comets. Read Parts 1, 2, and 3. So that’s…
Please drive carefully: scientists plan to transport volatile antimatter for first time | Cern
When the truck pulls away from the building at Cern, the European particle physics laboratory near Geneva, all…
“These beacons of light in the mud do so much more than promise us brighter days ahead.”
The first flowers of the year carry a specialness that no other bloom or season can touch. I’ll…
4.5 billion-year-old meteorite crashes into a man’s house
Scientists have identified a meteorite that smashed through a Georgia home as a fragment of an asteroid formed…
Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds | Fossil fuels
Australian federal and state government subsidies that encourage fossil fuel use and help drive the climate crisis will…
Scientists stunned after mysterious interstellar object found to be ‘bursting with alcohol’
Scientists have been left stunned after discovering that a mysterious interstellar object contains unusually high concentrations of alcohol.…
Tourist group attempts to intervene as ‘heartbreaking’ scene unfolds on Aussie coast
A group of tourists watched on as a baby ringtail possum was surrounded by ravens. Source: Lonsdale Eco…
Earth’s green center is shifting and changing global agriculture
Earth’s peak greenness has shifted decisively toward the northeast over the past four decades, establishing a measurable relocation…
Carney announces $35B for defence, infrastructure in Canada’s North
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
A rare double-planet conjunction will glow in the sky this summer, and you won’t need a telescope to see it
On 9 June 2026, Venus and Jupiter will appear so close together in the sky, they’ll be separated…