Scientists just turned light into a remote control for crystals
Scientists at NYU have developed a way to use light to guide how microscopic particles arrange themselves into…
Photographer Flies Drone Over Humpback Whale, Realizes It’s in Grave Peril
John Kowitz Not long after setting off from the Hawaiian coast, underwater photographer John Kowitz and his team…
‘Hope for Indigenous peoples’: An unexpected birth could bring this Amazon tribe back from the brink
Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu,…
What Happens If Moon Disappears? Scientists Say Earth’s Closest Neighbour Is Slowly Shrinking
The Moon – Earth’s closest celestial neighbour – is slowly shrinking as its interior cools, according to research…
Astronomers Reveal the Milky Way Is Floating Inside an Enormous Dark Matter Structure Spanning Millions of Light Years
On clear nights, the band of the Milky Way stretches across the sky like a pale river of…
Mars Launches New Impact Fund with $50 Million Annual Commitment to Support Communities, Pets, Scientists
Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced the launch of its new Mars Impact Fund, aimed at…
Antarctica retreat study signals future ice loss
Applications 03/03/2026 543 views 17 likes The ice along Antarctica’s ‘grounding lines’ has been largely stable over the…
Greenland declares a state of emergency as scientists link a rise in orca activity to collapsing ice, while fishermen celebrate a new gold rush and climate activists demand a complete fishing ban
On the west coast of Greenland, a dramatic situation is unfolding that has caught the world’s attention. This…
Blood moon lunar eclipse lights up skies around the world
For some parts of the world, the full Moon was visible as it underwent a total lunar eclipse,…
“Something wasn’t right.” Diver films giant stingray emerging from seabed with part of its body missing
Gliding along the shallow coral reef, we thought we were prepared for anything. During our previous scuba dives…
China eyes new frontiers in push for space leadership
Annual financing in the sector exceeded US$2.5 billion last year, up 32 per cent year on year. The…
Our Changing World: The thorny issue of the long-spined sea urchin
The numbers of centrostephanus rodgersii, or the purple long-spined urchin have increased in recent decades. Photo: RNZ /…