A new study finds major holes in our ability to ensure the protection for conservation areas is maintained or improved.
Being susceptible to visual illusions is part and parcel of life not just for humans, but many other species – including bees.
Three consecutive extremely low sea ice summers strengthens the case for a new regime in Antarctic sea ice.
We crave certainty in our weather forecasts. But that’s only possible for big weather events such as cyclones and major storms. Everything else is probability.
A telescope can reveal so much of the night sky, including Saturn’s rings and the Moon’s craters, but choosing the right telescope is a difficult decision. Here’s what you need to know.
Do all big black holes in very massive galaxies emit radio waves? Scientists used the latest radio telescopes to find out.
July was the hottest month on record – and took us past 1.5℃. But one month isn’t the same as failing to meet our Paris Agreement goals.
These innocent insects have done little to deserve our scorn. In fact, they have surprisingly complex minds, and can play important ecological roles.
A potential new supermaterial isn’t so super after all, but the dream of a room-temperature superconductor is still very much alive.
Sea ice around Antarctica has always followed a predictable seasonal cycle. Now, we’ve experienced a sudden dramatic loss, and the changes are here to stay.
A study of purple-crowned fairy-wrens offers lessons for fire management along waterways in tropical savanna ecosystems.
From the hottest global average day, to the highest average sea surface temperature and the lowest Antarctic sea ice extent – here’s why so many climate records are breaking, all at once.
A review indicates that both cannabinoids and terpenes in cannabis show great promise as antivirals in laboratory research, and could be used to treat infections including COVID-19.
Temperatures plummeted across southeast Australia this week, with Canberra experiencing its lowest temperature since 2018 and the lowest for June since 1986. What’s going on?
From New York to Tokyo, Melbourne to Venice – honeybee hives have revealed the unique genetic signatures of cities, even providing insights into human health.
Giraffes are the latest animals to show they can solve tasks using statistical reasoning – and the only one to do this with a small brain relative to body size.
Research into the behaviour of the delicate skink has revealed it’s the only Australian lizard to have successfully “invaded” overseas.
New research shows if we know more about what groups of people think, real science can be communicated in better ways, and more will accept the facts.
The teeth of the tammar wallaby don’t grow in the way you’d expect – and scientists want to know why.
A computer simulation program developed to test cane toad management in the virtual world could soon be rolled out in real life.
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted extremely distant galaxies formed soon after the Big Bang, but are they old or young? Or is this the wrong question to ask?
Muslim girls are one among many minority groups underrepresented in STEM in Australia. Diversity is important, not just ethically and socially, but also economically.
If we get a drug for every disease and we put people on a cocktail of drugs when they're 70 years old so that they can live to 110 instead of 100, is that a good thing or not?
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