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Where Mauna Loa’s lava is coming from – and why Hawaii’s volcanoes are different from most
Magma fountains through a fissure on Mauna Loa, becoming lava, on Nov. 30, 2022. K. Mulliken/USGS Gabi Laske,…
Why fusion ignition is being hailed as a major breakthrough in fusion – a nuclear physicist explains
The target chamber at the National Ignition Facility has been the site of a number of breakthroughs in…
A cosmic tango: this distant planet’s very strange orbit points to a violent and chaotic past
kevinmgill/flickr, CC BY Adriana Errico, University of Southern Queensland; Brad Carter, University of Southern Queensland, and Jonti Horner,…
Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California
Redwood forests like this one in California can store large amounts of carbon, but not if they’re being…
Space debris is coming down more frequently. What are the chances it could hit someone or damage property?
Brad Tucker, Author provided Fabian Zander, University of Southern Queensland In the past week alone, we’ve seen two…
Here Are Our Top ‘Modern Sciences’ Stories This November
November has now come and gone, and the year is slowly closing. However, that doesn’t mean that we’re…
Artemis launch delay is the latest of many NASA scrubs and comes from hard lessons on crew safety
The space shuttle Atlantis was one of the last major launches aboard a NASA rocket. NASA Michael Dodge,…
Exquisite new fossils from South Africa offer a glimpse into a thriving ecosystem 266 million years ago
A fossilised insect wing with some of its colouration preserved is just one tiny treasure emerging from the…
Don’t look up: several asteroids are heading towards Earth – here’s how we deal with threats in real life
Could it happen? Triff/Shutterstock Monica Grady, The Open University Don’t look now – but we are currently experiencing…
Reef manta rays are in decline globally – but new research finds one place in Indonesia where these charismatic rays are thriving
Edy Setyawan, University of Auckland Raja Ampat archipelago in West Papua is home to Indonesia’s largest population of…