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Plants & Animals Mar 22, 2024

An account of Australia's oldest, boldest trees

Every state and territory in Australia has got big things. Consider the big Merino ram, big chooks, big Ned Kelly, or even the big golden guitar.

Ecology Mar 20, 2024

Killer whales use specialized hunting techniques to catch marine mammals in the open ocean

Killer whales foraging in deep submarine canyons off the coast of California represent a distinct subpopulation that uses specialized hunting techniques to catch marine mammals, Josh McInnes at the University of British Columbia ...

Astronomy Mar 18, 2024

Hubble views dwarf galaxy LEDA 4216

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows LEDA 42160, a galaxy about 52 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. The dwarf galaxy is one of many forcing its way through the comparatively dense gas ...

Astronomy Feb 26, 2024

Image: Hubble views IC 3476, an active star-forming galaxy

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features IC 3476, a dwarf galaxy that lies about 54 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. While this image does not look very dramatic—we might say ...

Environment Feb 7, 2024

Mud and debris are flowing down hillsides across California. What causes the slides?

When rainstorms like this week's powerful atmospheric river hit California, the earth begins to move.

Environment Jan 29, 2024

Fire in Argentina UNESCO park caused by arson: Official

A fire that destroyed around 600 hectares of a national park in Argentina was the result of arson, an official said Sunday.

Plants & Animals Jan 23, 2024

Bottlenose dolphins observed attacking manatee calves

An international team of marine scientists has observed multiple instances of bottlenose dolphins attacking manatee calves over many years. In their paper published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, the group describes ...

Social Sciences Jan 16, 2024

Embracing 'virtual dark tourism' could help heritage sites at risk of degradation, expert explains

Do you believe in ghosts? If so, there is a whole genre of digital storytelling to explore on YouTube. My recent research (which identified more than 60 dedicated channels) has shown that there is a fast-growing audience ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 15, 2024

Researchers present simplified, improved scheme for precision measurement using lasers

Within atomic and laser physics communities, scientist John "Jan" Hall has become a key figure in the history of laser frequency stabilization and precision measurement using lasers. Hall's work revolved around understanding ...

Nanomaterials Jan 10, 2024

Team develops light-powered catalyst to make hydrogen

A team from the UPC and the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) has designed an efficient and stable photocatalyst capable of producing hydrogen directly using sunlight. The results are published in ...

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