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We used 1,000 historical photos to reconstruct Antarctic glaciers before a dramatic collapse
Looking up Crane Glacier, December 21 1968. PGC, UMN, CC BY Ryan North, University of Wollongong and Tim…
Want the health benefits of strength training but not keen on the gym? Try ‘exercise snacking’
Pressmaster/Shutterstock Justin Keogh, Bond University and Jackson Fyfe, Deakin University The science is clear: resistance training is crucial…
Astronauts don’t eat enough because food tastes bland in space. We’re trying to work out why
ESA / NASA Julia Low, RMIT University; Grace Loke Mei Ing, RMIT University; Ian Peake, RMIT University; Jayani…
From melting tracks to rising alcoholism – how sport is being forced to adapt to the effects of climate change
Izf/Shutterstock Mark Charlton, De Montfort University In the unlikely event I ever run another marathon, I wouldn’t want…
A huge race is on to develop quantum technologies. The time to discuss risks is now
Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash James Der Derian, University of Sydney and Stuart Rollo, University of Sydney The United Nations has…
Baobab trees all come from Madagascar – new study reveals that their seeds and seedlings floated to mainland Africa and all the way to Australia
Andrew R. Leitch, Queen Mary University of London There are eight species of baobab in the world, and…
La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane season – an atmospheric scientist explains this climate phenomenon
La Niña typically means cooler, wetter conditions on average globally, but not everywhere, and not every time. Luis…
Hadeda ibises’ ‘sixth sense’ works best in wet soil: new research is a wake-up call for survival of wading birds with this superpower
A hadeda ibis carries a worm it has just caught from an irrigated lawn. Carla du Toit, Author…
I’ve been listening to seagrass meadows to understand how their underwater soundscapes reflect biodiversity
Isabel Key, CC BY-ND Isabel Key, The University of Edinburgh The rugged west coast of Scotland looks glorious…
Deadly crowd crush at Indian religious gathering shows how dangerous leaving an event can be
Milad Haghani, UNSW Sydney and Claudio Feliciani, University of Tokyo A catastrophe involving large crowds at a religious…