Pandemic offers scientists unprecedented chance to 'hear' oceans as they once were

Eleven years ago, environmental scientist Jesse Ausubel dreamed aloud in a commencement speech: What if scientists…

Variable star RZ Piscium has a low-mass stellar companion, study finds

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), an international team of astronomers has uncovered the presence of…

NASA Partnered with Cleveland Medical Experts to Study Astronaut Health

NASA Glenn partnered with local medical institutions to study astronaut health in the early 2000s. …

Marine microfibres: less plastic than predicted

Microfibers are fine strands of thread used to make clothing, carpeting and household items like mops.…

Transparent graphene electrodes might lead to new generation of solar cells

A new way of making large sheets of high-quality, atomically thin graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight,…

Doing more with terahertz: simplifying near-infrared spectroscopy systems

Spectroscopy has roots in early 19th century curiosity about interactions between matter and electromagnetic radiation. Thanks…

Progress on Cruise Motors, Future Wing Sets Stage for All-Electric X-57 Ground Tests

Significant progress is being made in preparation for NASA’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell. …

Researchers develop 3-D-printable material that mimics biological tissues

Biological tissues have evolved over millennia to be perfectly optimized for their specific functions. Take cartilage…

We modelled the future of Leadbeater's possum habitat and found bushfires, not logging, pose the greatest threat

The Federal Court recently ruled that a timber harvesting company couldn’t log potential habitat of the…

Catch-22: technology can help solve fishing's environmental issues – but risks swapping one problem for another

Almost a decade ago, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight campaign galvanised public opinion against the senseless waste…