Why is it so cold in Australia right now? And how long will it last? A climate scientist explains

Anyone living in the southeast of Australia will have noticed the chill that has set in…

A lizard that can switch from female to male before birth

A team of researchers at the University of Tasmania working with a colleague from the University…

Wind turbines operating without curtailment kill protected bat species in Germany

Protected and rare bats regularly die at wind turbines (WT). This is why the operation of…

NASA eyes November for launch of NOAA's JPSS-2

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are now targeting Nov. 1, 2022, as…

Largest plant on Earth is 4,500 years old: A 180 km seagrass field found to be one immense clonal plant

Australian researchers have located what is believed to be the largest plant on Earth—and they estimate…

Automated drones could scare birds off agricultural fields

In the future, cameras could spot blackbirds feeding on grapes in a vineyard and launch drones…

Research paves the way for stronger alloys

Scientists from the University of Birmingham have described how microscopic crystals grow and change shape in…

ESA conducts first tests of exoplanet hunter Plato in space-like conditions

The ESA is working on a new exoplanet hunter mission called Plato, to be launched in…

10 dead, around 20 missing after Hurricane Agatha hits Mexico

The toll from Hurricane Agatha climbed to at least ten dead and around 20 missing in…

Microgravity analog culture profoundly affects microbial infection process in 3-D human tissue models, a new study finds

Infectious microbes have evolved sophisticated means to invade host cells, outwit the body’s defenses and cause…