Reproducibility may be the key idea students need to balance trust in evidence with healthy skepticism
Many people have been there. The dinner party is going well until someone decides to…
Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europe’s hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it
In June 2023, a record-breaking marine heatwave swept across the North Atlantic Ocean, smashing previous…
One year ago, Australia scrapped a key equity in STEM program. Where are we now?
In June 2024, the Australian government ended the Women in STEM Ambassador program. The decision…
Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people hooked − altering the neurons that store them could help treat addiction
Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards. This includes eating…
Google searches for information about cancer lead to targeted ads from alternative clinics
More than 80 per cent of online searches are now performed with Google. But there’s…
How physicists used antimatter, supercomputers and giant magnets to solve a 20-year-old mystery
Physicists are always searching for new theories to improve our understanding of the universe and…
What if the Big Bang wasn’t the beginning? Our research suggests it may have taken place inside a black hole
The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe – a…
It’s miller moth season in Colorado – an entomologist explains why they’re important and where they’re headed
It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region…
Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut
Over the past several days, NASA’s ambitious space exploration plans have experienced major setbacks. First,…
Keeping it real: the hidden battle against fake food
The rolling hills of Umbria present an idyllic view of some of Italy’s finest and…