Is your drinking water safe?

From Legionella bacteria and non-tuberculous mycobacteria, safe transport of mains water depends on best practice and…

Changing the soil the key to reducing childhood lead exposure

The link between Port Pirie’s lead smelter emissions and childhood health issues is well documented, but…

Victorian scientists thought they'd found an explanation for ghosts—but the public didn't want to hear it

As the film Ghostbusters showed, true believers in the supernatural rarely prosper in the scientific establishment.…

Food waste in tourism is a bigger issue than previously thought

There are major gaps in how food waste in tourism is understood and calculated, according to…

It's not 'wild dog' management—we are just killing dingoes

Dingo or just wild dog? A new study busts the misconception that pure dingoes are extinct…

Oxygen in old rocks reveals new details of its own early history on Earth

Despite bearing witness to its own increase in Earth’s atmosphere by around 2.5 to 2.3 billion…

Worldwide observations confirm nearby 'lensing' exoplanet

Researchers using telescopes around the world confirmed and characterized an exoplanet orbiting a nearby star through…

What drives circadian rhythms in the polar regions?

In temperate latitudes, the right timing is crucial for almost all living things: Plants sprout with…

In a picture: 'Not enough people are aware of this monster'

Professor Guillermo Rein, a fire scientist, tells Horizon why smouldering peatland fires are so dangerous and…

Evidence of cross-species filovirus transmission from bats to humans

Virus spillover—the transmission of viruses from one species to another—may be occurring between bats and humans…