NASA’s SDO Sees New Kind of Magnetic Explosion on Sun

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has observed a new type of magnetic explosion, the likes of which…

Galaxy Gathering Brings Warmth

As the holiday season approaches, people in the northern hemisphere will gather indoors to stay warm.…

More of Earth's secrets to be unlocked with new crystal tool research

New Curtin University research into the way rocks melt in the Earth’s mantle layer has uncovered…

Why NZ's cannabis bill needs to stop industry from influencing policy

Earlier this month, the New Zealand government released draft legislation for how cannabis could be bought,…

Nivea parent Beiersdorf switches to green power

German skincare group Beiersdorf, behind household-name brands like Nivea and Elastoplast, said Tuesday that all its…

Researcher studies yeast to protect astronauts from space radiation

Corey Nislow is not an astronaut, but if humanity makes it to Mars safely, he will…

A study refutes the similarities between the teeth of Denisovans and modern Asians

The journal PNAS has recently published an article with participation by the Centro Nacional de Investigación…

Spotting alien life: How 'microfossils' can fool scientists

Earth’s oldest fossils may be billions of years old—although such claims are highly controversial. These kinds…

The sprite before Christmas

Image: Someone decked the skies with boughs of sprites. The red jellyfish in the sky is…

Playing mobile games at work is a productivity killer

A programmer at a prestigious IT company was ducking out of meetings, taking calls that didn’t…