Very bright daylight fireball explodes over Russia, meteorites possible

A very bright daylight fireball exploded over western Russia during the early morning hours of June…

We don’t own data like we own a car – which is why we find data harder to protect

It's known as the "privacy paradox": people say they want to protect their data privacy online,…

Modelling volcanoes that ‘collapse without warning’

A new joint research project from Massey University, University of Canterbury and GNS Science is looking…

Teaching a machine to spot a crystal

Protein crystals don't usually display the glitz and glam of gemstones. But no matter their looks,…

Koko: Gorilla who mastered sign language dies in California

Koko is said to have been able to communicate thoughts and feelings using more than 1,000…

The Design & Development of the Ocean Color Instrument Precision Superduplex Hybrid Bearing Cartridge

Abstract: A high precision, high-resolution Ocean Color Imaging (OCI) instrument is under development for the Plankton,…

Team moon vs team Mars: the battle over the future of NASA

Decades of infighting and political interference have got NASA no closer to landing astronauts on the…

Laser bursts generate electricity faster than any other method

Take a glass thread a thousand times thinner than a human hair. Use it as a…

Laser bursts generate electricity faster than any other method

Take a glass thread a thousand times thinner than a human hair. Use it as a…

Study promotes benefits of ‘tickling’ rats

Parents often use tickling as a playful way to lighten a child's mood. In Brianna Gaskill's…