Gas Boilers: What are heat pumps and how much do they cost?

No new gas boilers should be sold from 2025 according to the the International Energy Agency. …

Reseachers detect a new ultra-metal-poor star

Astronomers report the discovery of a new ultra-metal-poor star as part of the Southern Photometric Local…

The curious incident of Swarm and sprites in the night-time

We are all familiar with the bolts of lightning that accompany heavy storms. While these flashes…

Avi Mandel Focuses on Worlds Out of This World

Acting Director Avi Mandell, of the Sellers Exoplanet Environments Collaboration, focuses his attention on worlds out…

Avi Mandell Focuses on Worlds Out of This World

Acting Director Avi Mandell, of the Sellers Exoplanet Environments Collaboration, focuses his attention on worlds out…

Back to the space cradle

Like an infant adjusting to the new world, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is relearning how to…

The story of Rum Jungle: a Cold War-era uranium mine that's spewed acid into the environment for decades

Buried in last week’s budget was money for rehabilitating the Rum Jungle uranium mine near Darwin.…

Atmospheric Scientist Jie Gong

As an atmospheric scientist, Jie Gong explores ice clouds and other frozen precipitation like snow. …

It can't all be insured: counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires

The Australian government’s latest budget has committed A$210 million for a new climate information service, $600…

Machines can't 'personalize' education, only people can

In the past year, COVID-19 abruptly disrupted schooling, and forced the question of how much kindergarten…