New study reveals hidden impact of marine heatwaves

A new study by an international team of researchers including The University of Western Australia reveals…

Study shows effects of wildfires on health

In recent years, wildfires have grabbed the spotlight for their size, severity, and frequency, with scenes…

Rain, more than wind, led to massive toppling of trees in Hurricane Maria, says study

A new study says that hurricanes Irma and Maria combined in 2017 to knock down a…

Is your coffee contributing to malaria risk?

Researchers at the University of Sydney and University of São Paulo, Brazil, estimate 20 percent of…

Machine learning could improve the diagnosis of mastitis infections in cows

The new study, published today in Scientific Reports, has found that machine learning has the potential…

E-learning and Nintendo: coping with virus school shutdowns

When Mayumi Iijima heard that schools across Japan would close over the new coronavirus outbreak, leaving…

Lego's colourful plastic bricks to go green

There may be a global revolt against plastic, but Danish toymaker Lego, famous for its multi-coloured…

Climate crisis on back-burner as pandemic threat looms

Economic shock waves from the coronavirus outbreak have curbed carbon pollution from China and beyond, but…

Who's greener? Mine fight pits electric cars against flower

The rare Tiehm’s buckwheat stands less than a foot tall (30 centimeters) in Nevada’s rocky high…

Researchers find evidence of a cosmic impact that caused destruction of one of the world's earliest human settlements

Before the Taqba Dam impounded the Euphrates River in northern Syria in the 1970s, an archaeological…