World’s largest krill harvester at centre of row over ‘blue tick’ sustainability label | Marine life
Environmental groups have objected to the recommendation of a “blue tick” sustainability label being awarded to a Norwegian…
SpaceX bet pays off for RIT Capital Partners
The soaring valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket and satellite business has given a boost to one of…
⚫️ First observation of an intermediate-mass black hole in action?
An unusual luminous flash caught the attention of astronomers in July 2025. During this event, an X-ray source…
ALMA Reveals Milky Way Core In Record Mosaic
A new radio panorama has peeled back the dust-shrouded heart of the Milky Way, delivering the sharpest, widest…
Specieswatch: is the world’s wildlife entering its ‘samey’ era? | Wildlife
Plants and animals are disappearing at an alarming rate across the planet, with some estimates suggesting a loss…
Europe Looked Up at a SpaceX Falcon 9 Fireball, But Scientists Saw 30 Kilograms of Lithium in Its Wake
It has been barely seventy years since the first satellite left the launchpad, yet researchers are already wrestling…
How big is an atom? Why atomic size has no single answer
‘Atoms’, a student of the English chemist Henry Enfield Roscoe asserted in the late 19th century, ‘are round…
The Detail: Net fishing is in, then out again as National Party does a backflip
A ring net fishing boat in Northland. Photo: Seafood NZ National has announced that, if re-elected, it would…
Adolescence Is Tumultuous, Even For Exoplanets
The stable Solar System we see around us today took time to develop. Not only did it take…
A Mysterious Galaxy Dominated by 99% Dark Matter Has Just Been Found
Astronomers have unveiled an extraordinary find: a ghostly galaxy almost entirely composed of dark matter. Located 300 million…
The fishing competition with no fish – but $60k in prizes
By Monique Steele of RNZ For the first time in 40 years, no fish were weighed in at the Rakaia…
Some Extremophiles Could Survive an Asteroid Impact on Mars, and the Dangerous Journey to Earth
One feature of the Solar System that doesn’t require a complex explanation is the cratered surfaces of some…