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A heatwave in Antarctica totally blew the minds of scientists. They set out to decipher it – and here are the results
DM Bergstrom, Author provided Dana M Bergstrom, University of Wollongong Climate scientists don’t like surprises. It means our…
After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado − here’s how the reintroduction of this apex predator will affect prey and plants
A wild gray wolf at Yellowstone National Park near Mammoth Hot Springs, Montana. John Morrison/iStock via Getty Images…
As Zepbound dominates headlines as a new obesity-fighting drug, a nutritionist warns that weight loss shouldn’t be the only goal
Overall health and well-being are about much more than just weight management. Carol Yepes/Moment via Getty Images Mandy…
19-million-year-old fossil jaw bone hints the biggest whales first evolved somewhere unexpected
The baleen whale fossil at Museums Victoria Research Institute. Eugene Hyland, Museums Victoria James Patrick Rule, Monash University…
Why is the universe ripping itself apart? A new study of exploding stars shows dark energy may be more complicated than we thought
The remains of a Type Ia supernova – a kind of exploding star used to measure distances in…
How 2023’s record heat worsened droughts, floods and bushfires around the world
Albert Van Dijk, Australian National University 2023 was a year of record-breaking heat, devastating storms and floods, deepening…
Could you move from your biological body to a computer? An expert explains ‘mind uploading’
Shutterstock Clas Weber, The University of Western Australia Imagine brain scanning technology improves greatly in the coming decades,…
Why isn’t there any sound in space? An astronomer explains why in space no one can hear you scream
Matter in deep space is very spread out, which makes it impossible for any sound waves to travel.…
New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own
A typical New England stone wall in Hebron, Conn. Robert M. Thorson, CC BY-ND Robert M. Thorson, University…
Childhood pneumonia is surging in many countries – while the germs causing it are known, the effects of co-infections aren’t
castiglioni veronica/Shutterstock Zania Stamataki, University of Birmingham You may have heard reports about outbreaks of pneumonia affecting children…