Starwatch: Vega the bright star will light the way to the constellation of Lyra | Science
We turn our attention this week to one of the sky’s smallest constellations. High overhead from the UK…
The Milky Way glows brightly in first-of-its-kind neutrino image
IceCube has produced the first neutrino image of the Milky Way, revealing high-energy particle activity concentrated along our…
Dolphins on opposite sides of Australia, thousands of kilometres apart, appear to have independently learned to chase fish into empty seashells and tip the trapped meal into their mouths — two populations, one remarkably similar invention.
Almost 4,000 kilometres separate Shark Bay on Australia’s west coast from Hervey Bay on its east. Bottlenose dolphins…
North Sea fossil fuels could help bridge the gap to clean…
Andy Burnham says accelerating the extraction of oil and gas in the North Sea could help “bridge” the…
Chasing Fire Clouds in Utah
Scientists have long known that volcanoes can launch large quantities of particles into the stratosphere. In the past…
After Half A Century, Physicists Find The Strongest Evidence Yet For An Exotic ‘Glueball’ Particle : ScienceAlert
An important part of the Standard Model of particle physics, quantum chromodynamics describes the strong interaction of quarks…
Swimming emus in WA’s Murchison River leave visitors in awe
A group of emus swimming in one of Western Australia’s longest rivers has surprised tourists and locals alike.…
Boiling Liquid Does Something in Near-Zero Gravity Even Scientists Didn’t See Coming : ScienceAlert
Out in the deep, dark depths of space, electronics and fuel can still get hot – very hot.…
Nit pickers ban litter pickers: Council jobsworths forbid volunteers from cleaning streets because they bought the wrong red bin bags
By JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 20:25 EDT, 16 August 2026 | Updated: 21:03 EDT, 16 August 2026 A…
Scientists led by UCLA found that permanently shaded parts of pits on the Moon stay near a constant 17°C while the exposed surface swings between 127°C and −173°C — meaning humanity’s first permanent lunar address may be underground.
The Moon’s surface imposes a slow, punishing thermal cycle. A location in sunlight can reach about 127 degrees…
Grave fears for ‘iconic’ Aussie animal visited by 700,000 people a year
Upwards of 700,000 people watch Phillip Island’s famous little penguin parade each year, but the attraction’s future is…
Newer blood thinners linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline
Newer blood thinners were linked to slightly slower memory and thinking decline in people with both Alzheimer’s disease…