China ‘Madman of Science’ believes budget space travel is viable after low-cost rocket launch
An innovator in China has successfully launched a self-developed low-cost rocket, proving the feasibility of budget space exploration…
Climate change is already showing up in the cost of living
In the summer of 2022, a heat wave in Europe drove temperatures to a record-breaking 115 degrees in…
Mercury’s Sulfur-Rich Magma May Rewrite How Solar System’s Innermost Planet Formed
New research from Rice University suggests sulfur keeps Mercury’s interior molten at lower temperatures, offering new clues to…
What’s the Best Temperature for Cycling Performance?
TOOLBOX: Every rider has their weather Kryptonite—the conditions that turn a good ride into a sufferfest. But beyond…
Physicists Find First Experimental Evidence of Elusive Critical Point in Supercooled Water
By probing supercooled water with ultrafast lasers before it crystallizes, physicists at Stockholm University observed telltale signs of…
Weather: Cold snap hits New Zealand with strong southerlies and below-average temperatures
Wellington is forecast to reach a high of just 12C today, down from 20C yesterday, with exposed areas…
Webb Reveals Hidden Layers of Uranus’ Upper Atmosphere
For the first time, astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’ ionosphere, uncovering unexpected temperature peaks, weakened…
Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You’ve Been Slurping
According to a wealth of recent scientific literature, microplastics, tiny pieces of debris anywhere from one micrometer to…
Scientists Just Discovered Something Horrid About Those Disposable Coffee Cups You’ve Been Slurping
According to a wealth of recent scientific literature, microplastics, tiny pieces of debris anywhere from one micrometer to…
Bream Bay jellyfish stings: Swimmers hit by painful rash at Ruakākā
The unwelcome invaders cause significant allergic reactions in some people. They sting without swimmers feeling it, their impacts…
Hawke’s Bay heat: Hastings’ temperature forecast for Sunday soars to 38C
As the predicted situation started to materialise today, MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane said the forecast peak temperature had…
January temperature records could fall as hot spell forecast
They were put out the day before the heat was due to strike – and there would likely…