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‘It’s not game over – it’s game on’: why 2024 is an inflection point for the climate crisis
Wesley Morgan, Griffith University In 2024, global climate trends are cause for both deep alarm and cautious optimism.…
Drone-zapping laser weapons now effective (and cheap) reality
Dragonfire laser system test firing. UK Ministry of Defence/wikipedia, CC BY-SA Gianluca Sarri, Queen’s University Belfast A single…
Black hole, neutron star or something new? We discovered an object that defies explanation
An artist’s impression of the the NGC 1851E binary system, looking over the shoulder of the dark mystery…
For All Mankind’s Happy Valley: why a Martian city could well extend below the surface
The entrance to For All Mankind’s Happy Valley. Apple Elizabeth Stanway, University of Warwick Apple TV+‘s alternate space…
Measles is the most infectious disease known to science – adults should consider getting another MMR vaccine
Adult MMR jabs could play an important role in preventing measles outbreaks. Mark Kegans/Getty Images Derek Gatherer, Lancaster…
Could quantum physics be the key that unlocks the secrets of human behaviour?
ESB Professional / Shutterstock Dorje C. Brody, University of Surrey Human behaviour is an enigma that fascinates many…
Six surprising things about placebos everyone should know
esoxx/Shutterstock Jeremy Howick, University of Leicester Placebos have been studied more than any treatment in the history of…
Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging
An old-growth forest of noble fir trees at Marys Peak in Oregon’s Coast Range. Beverly Law, CC BY-ND…
Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft…
The Solar System used to have nine planets. Maybe it still does? Here’s your catch-up on space today
Shutterstock Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology and Rebecca Allen, Swinburne University of Technology Some of us remember…