Category: 7. Science

For only the second time ever, a collision between two asteroids has been observed around an alien star not too far beyond the Solar System’s borders.

That star is Fomalhaut, a mere cosmic baby at just 440 million years old, still surrounded…

The chilly waters of the Southern Ocean that surround Antarctica like a moat are among the least explored and least understood of all the world’s oceans. This is stark because we also know that this ocean plays an outsized role in regulating…

The vast, brooding expanse of Lake George, tucked against the foothills of mountains, is a familiar sight to those travelling between Canberra and Sydney.

But beneath its depths lies an ancient geological story.

Using the vibrations from vehicles…

At Florida’s DeLuca Preserve, mosquitoes are doing more than just biting – they’re helping scientists track wildlife. DNA extracted from mosquito blood meals revealed traces of 86 vertebrate species, from tiny frogs to large mammals,…

What began as a simple childhood fascination has driven Zhu Maoyan into…

No sea creature inspires terror – rightly or wrongly – as much as the white shark does.

With its sleek body optimized for hunting, razor-sharp teeth, and its (somewhat undeserved) reputation for enjoying human flesh, the ‘great’ white (