Scientists identify weather event behind extreme cold in Europe and Asia during February 2018

Researchers have identified a weather event that caused an unusually extreme cold wave to hit Europe…

Could we intercept interstellar comet C/2019 Q4 Borisov?

When ‘Oumuamua passed through our solar system two years ago, it set off a flurry of…

The good, the bad and the ugly: The nations leading and failing on climate action

It is almost five years since the landmark Paris deal was struck. Nearly 200 countries agreed…

Under pressure: How young people cope with anxiety

Dr. Valerie Sotardi from the University of Canterbury (UC)’s College of Education, Health & Human Development…

Opinion: New technology isn't the cause of inequality – it's the solution

Technology has been blamed for a lot recently. Automation and artificial intelligence have supposedly led to…

Aquaponic farming: Harnessing natural processes for an urban circular economy

The word “waste” describes materials or products that are no longer of use. In a linear…

Slow loris study reveals human rhythm of sleep may be evolutionarily conserved

People typically sleep seven to eight hours in one stretch and stay awake for the rest…

New hunt for dark matter: Physicists theorize a novel way to explore the nature of dark matter with lasers

Dark matter is only known by its effect on massive astronomical bodies, but has yet to…

All the pressing questions on fish migration

It’s not 20 questions—it’s even more: Now researchers have identified 100 pressing questions on fish migration. …

Super-corals adapt well to cold but struggle with warming oceans

Super-corals from extreme reefs can acclimatize to temperatures much lower than their natural environment but struggle…