Tiny possum and glider thought extinct for 6,000 years found in remote West Papua
A tiny possum with one extra-long finger on each hand is one of two species thought to have…
Scientists discover tiny ocean fungus that kills toxic algae
Researchers at Yokohama National University in Japan have identified a previously unknown species of marine fungus capable of…
Scientists Find Universe’s Oldest Stars and Reveal Hidden Clues About Cosmic Origins
The discovery of the universe’s oldest stars, identified within our own Milky Way galaxy, marks a significant leap…
Weird-Looking Marsupial Found Alive After 6,000 Years of Alleged ‘Extinction’
Field researchers call them “Lazarus taxa,” species once presumed extinct that suddenly appear to have risen from the…
Scientists recreate lightning in the lab without storm clouds
Lightning has always felt like one of those things that only nature can pull off: miles-wide storm clouds,…
Denmark chooses gas reality over green fantasy and we should too
The Danish government last week announced that it was considering abandoning proposals to stop extracting gas from the…
Spacecraft changes asteroid’s orbit in a save-the-Earth test
An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different…
Scientists grow chickpeas in ‘moon dirt’
Scientists working to cultivate the field of extraterrestrial agriculture have grown chickpeas in dirt made mostly of simulated…
Record-breaking rainfall has inundated South Australia’s worst-hit regions, but is this the end of the drought?
By Isabella Kelly, ABC Fifth-generation farmer Ian Ellery has tentatively welcomed what could be the end of dry…
Vast wraps $500M round as company vies for NASA space station contract
Vast missed out on the first round of NASA awards for the next International Space Station, but that…
Will Proba-3 phone home? European solar-eclipse satellite goes dark
Europe has lost contact with one of its two Proba-3 spacecraft, after an anomaly caused the vehicle to…
Green views ‘as important as good looks’ for Gen Z
Once upon a time, romantic first dates involved show-off bottles of wine, red lips and red roses. Now,…