Nobel prize in physics goes to Francis Halzen for south pole work on neutrinos | Nobel prizes
The Nobel prize in physics 2026 has been awarded to a researcher who turned an enormous block of…
London brought back beavers after 400 years to fight floods: How the animals built dams, created natural reservoirs and turned a railway station’s flood-prone surroundings into a surprising wetland defence
Beavers are often called “ecosystem engineers” for a simple reason: they physically change the places where they live.…
Galactic ‘photo negative’ reveals a spiral galaxy in another light photo of the day for Oct. 6 2026
The M83 galaxy as seen in submillimeter wavelengths (left) and visible light (right). (Image credit: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/J. Koda et…
Physicists Find Evidence for ‘Third’ Type of Magnetism
In ferromagnets, like a refrigerator magnet, atomic spins line up in the same direction. In antiferromagnets, neighboring spins…
Shark tagging boost to keep swimmers safe after attacks | Bunbury Mail
The WA government has announced an additional $5 million to boost shark hazard mitigation measures. Photo: Aaron Bunch/AAP…
New 99-million-year-old insect species had feeding tubes nearly twice its body length
A tiny insect trapped in amber about 99 million years ago had a strange way of feeding. Its…
Major Willerby waste site expansion proposed amid long-running ‘putrid smells’
‘The stench is in the wrong place. Imagine being in a hospital bed, ill or worse. Would you…
Radio signal detected for 1st time from planet outside our solar system
Astronomers have detected the first-ever radio emission from a planet outside our solar system, tracing the signal to…
Metasurfaces for the nanoscale engineering of light–matter coupling
Schuller, J. A. et al. Plasmonics for extreme light concentration and manipulation. Nat. Mater. 9, 193–204 (2010). Article …
Borders residents invited to share views on beaver return
Public input is being sought following a recent debate at Scottish Borders Council about the return of the…
SpaceX just locked up a NASA record no other U.S. spacecraft can touch
Elon Musk has acknowledged that early discussions with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) could bring the company into…
As the planet warms, cities like Bangkok could be increasingly inundated by deadly floods
In the humid tropics of Southeast Asia, afternoon thunderstorms roll through almost every day. Daytime heat causes towering,…