New Curtin University research into the way rocks melt in the Earth’s mantle layer has uncovered…
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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…
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…
Penguin study reveals Southern Ocean's Ice Age history
A new scientific study headed by the University of Otago has revealed important clues as to…
Products of nuclear transmutations are spotted with unprecedented detail
Ancient Greeks imagined that everything in the natural world came from their goddess Physis; her name…
Newly discovered retinal structure may enhance vision for some birds
A newly discovered retinal structure in the eyes of certain kinds of songbirds might help the…