NSW $100 million election pledge to protect threatened wildlife
The New South Wales Liberal government has made a $100 million election pledge to protect the state's 970 species of animals and plants under...
Arctic sea ice at record low and reaches peak too early this year
Not only was Arctic sea ice at a record low on February 25th, it also reached its winter peak too early this year. The...
Solar eclipse – what an anticlimax for so many of us
For people in London and much of the south east of England, the much-anticipated solar eclipse was an anticlimax as overcast skies blocked any...
Supernova cosmic dust factory at center of Milky Way discovered
An infrared telescope fitted onto a Boeing 747 detected a supernova cosmic dust factory – producing the stuff that forms planets like the Earth...
Many European wild bee species threatened with extinction
More than one in ten (9.2%) of all Europe’s wild bee species are facing extinction due to modern farming practices and climate change, which...
Mushrooms glow in the dark to attract insects and spread spores
For over 2,000 years, since Aristotle posed the question, we have been wondering why some mushrooms glow in the dark. Researchers from Brazil's Instituto...
Australian Dusky Dottyback fish changes colour to catch prey
The Dusky Dottyback, a fish that lives on the Australian Great Barrier Reef, mimics the colours of other fishes and its surroundings in order...
Public human dissections for first time in 180 years, University of Edinburgh
For the first time in 180 years, members of the public will be able to watch human dissections at anatomy workshops that have been...
9.2 percent of European wild bees facing extinction, 5.2 percent in the near future
Nearly one tenth (9.2%) of all European wild bee species are threatened with extinction, according to an assessment published on Thursday as part of...
Fearsome upright crocodile ruled North America before the dinosaurs arrived
A fearsome nine-foot long crocodilian ancestor was probably one of North America’s top predators about 231 million years ago, before the dinosaurs arrived, paleontologists...