First humans in Tasmania must have seen spectacular auroras

A small sub-alpine lake in western Tasmania has helped establish that 41,000 years ago Australia experienced…

How icebergs really melt—and what this could mean for climate change

Icebergs are melting faster than current models describe, according to a new study by mathematicians at…

Wastewater treatment at one-third the size and cost

Wastewater treatment systems that combine conventional set-ups with a relatively new technology could reap a host…

Tiny new species discovered as scientists' outback fishing trip bags exotic catch

Research scientists from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO and Charles Darwin University used fishing rods and…

Breakthrough material can protect satellites from ultraviolet radiation and atomic oxygen in low-Earth orbit

Atomic oxygen is created when O2 molecules break apart, a process made easier in space because…

Blind shrimps, translucent snails: the 11 mysterious new species we found in potential fracking sites

There aren’t many parts of the world where you can discover a completely new assemblage of…

Improving performance of a thermoelectric material by partially substituting selective atoms with cations

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in India and one in China has found…

Modeling eternity in the rock laboratory

When Barbara Lothenbach pushes ahead with her research projects, she knows that she will not live…

A combined map of almost 15,000 dust storms on Mars

Data in the world of astronomy is spread out in so many different places. There are…

Solution to puzzling phenomenon may open door to improved cold spray efficiency

An international team of researchers has solved a puzzling phenomenon whereby strangely beautiful, vortex-like structures appear…