Earth & Environment
Scientists discover a key protein that makes rice more nutritious and tastier
Rice is one of the world's most important foods, providing a daily source of calories for nearly half of the global population.
It is also...
Rare Sahara meteorite uncovers a hidden planet from the early solar system
A rare meteorite found in the Sahara Desert has revealed evidence of a giant ancient world that once existed in our solar system but...
Archaeologists discover 77 headless skeletons in a 7,000-year-old farming village
A remarkable archaeological discovery in Slovakia is changing what scientists thought they knew about life and death in some of Europe’s earliest farming communities.
Since...
Thousands of future rocket launches could threaten Earth’s protective ozone shield
The global space industry is expanding rapidly, with thousands of new satellites expected to enter orbit in the coming years.
These spacecraft will support a...
An ancient Amazonian world revealed from the sky
From the air, you see it only through the constant jolt, tilt, and shudder of the low-flying Cessna aircraft.
The landscape of the Llanos de...
Why Labubu’s blind box strategy works so well
Labubu dolls have become a global sensation, helping to turn blind boxes into a billion-dollar business.
The idea seems to go against one of the...
Curbside parking is great for drivers—but terrible for everyone else: Could we get rid...
It may seem like it's impossible to find a car park on the street.
As a recent Grattan Institute report makes clear, Australia actually has...
Scientists discover the surprising secret behind how honeybees create queens
For many years, scientists believed that becoming a queen honeybee was mainly a matter of diet.
The idea was simple: feed a young larva large...
Meet the giant Scorpion that ruled earth 415 million years ago
Long before dinosaurs appeared, a giant scorpion more than a meter long prowled the landscapes of what is now England and Wales.
Scientists have now...
How a giant deep-sea creature can survive more than five years without eating
Deep in the ocean, where food is scarce and sunlight never reaches, lives a strange giant crustacean known as the supergiant isopod.
These armored creatures,...
Air Pollution May Age Your Brain Faster Than Expected
Air pollution has long been linked to lung disease, heart problems, and early death. Now, researchers have found more evidence that the air people...
How early Earth’s unlikely chemical hero appeared
In early Earth's chemical soup, toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN) was the unlikely hero ingredient.
Though a killer to all but a few lifeforms, HCN is...
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Rare metal helped ancient life thrive long before oxygen filled Earth
More than three billion years ago, life on Earth faced a difficult problem.
The planet’s oceans contained only tiny amounts of molybdenum, a rare metal...
Why we need green hydrogen?
Green hydrogen has been in the news often lately.
President-elect Biden has promised to use renewable energy to produce green hydrogen that costs less than...
Cracking the 2,000-year-old mystery: How shipworms destroy wood
For centuries, shipworms have been a menace to sailors and structures alike.
These marine mollusks damaged ancient Greek ships, contributed to the sinking of the...
How 30 tree species dominate the world’s largest Savanna
The Cerrado, stretching across 2 million square kilometers of Brazil, is the largest and most diverse savanna in the world.
It’s often overshadowed by the...
How are blockchain and algorithms affecting the world of finance
On 6 May 2010, the Dow Jones Index dropped over 1,000 points in the space of a few minutes.
The biggest stock market crash within...
Not just cold and conflict: Roman troops at Hadrian’s Wall battled parasites
Nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman soldiers stationed on the edge of the empire faced more than cold winds, enemy raids, and homesickness.
New research shows...
Do you identify as a workplace chameleon?
Back when international flights were commonplace, a UNSW Business School academic got chatting with a high-level lawyer from Detroit while on a work trip...
Scientists discover complex life on Earth began 1.5 billion years earlier than thought
A new study claims that complex life on Earth began around 1.5 billion years earlier than previously believed.
An international team of scientists has uncovered...