How to preserve the geoheritage of South Africa’s Cape coast
I am standing on a dune looking out to sea. It’s 2024, but I’m thinking…
Why does red wine cause headaches? Our research points to a compound found in the grapes’ skin
Medical accounts of red wine headaches go back to Roman times, but the experience is…
Listening for the right radio signals could be an effective way to track small drones
The recent spate of unidentified drone sightings in the U.S., including some near sensitive locations…
Australia’s latest brush with extreme heat shows just how good weather forecasting really is
As a dome of heat developed over north and central Australia last weekend, parts of…
I’ve calculated Santa’s speed on Christmas Eve – and this is what it would do to Rudolph’s nose
With billions of children around the world anxiously waiting for their presents, Father Christmas (or…
Australia is banning social media for teens. Should Canada do the same?
The Australian government recently passed legislation that bans social media for anyone under 16. Prime…
What Earth’s 4.54 billion-year history would look like in a single year
As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of…
Biological computers could use far less energy than current technology – by working more slowly
Modern computers are a triumph of technology. A single computer chip contains billions of nanometre-scaled…
2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans
The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development…
In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work
If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter…