Science & Environment
Like a painting: stunning space image released
The European Southern Observatory has released a stunning new image of a glowing nebula from its Very Large Telescope.
Science & Environment
Antarctic glacier’s unstable past reveals danger of future melting
New mapping shows how Antarctica’s huge Totten Glacier has retreated far inland, raising sea levels by more than a metre. Rising temperatures could trigger it to do so again.
Science & Environment
2016 likely to be the world’s hottest year: here’s why
Another month, another broken temperature record. Scientists are already confident 2016 will be the hottest year ever, a record only set in 2015.
Biodiversity
Light pollution is confusing baby sea turtles
Artificial lighting not only affects sea turtle hatchlings on the beach, but after they’ve entered the water too, according to new research.
Photography
GALLERY: Award-winning nature panoramas from around the world
In 2015, 1055 professional and amateur photographers from 60 countries including Australia submitted 4345 panoramic photos to the EPSON International Pano Awards. Here’s a selection of the best.
Science & Environment
What tiny meteorites can tell us about the ancient sky
Hunting for meteorites in the vast Pilbara is hard work, but even a tiny speck can tell us a great deal about the sky billions of years ago.
Science & Environment
Synchronised sex
The annual mass coral spawning is one of the highlights of the Great Barrier Reef’s biological calendar.
Science & Environment
GALLERY: Mongolia fossil dig
These photos were taken during the AGS 2015 Gobi desert expedition. Our 2016 expedition to the Gobi will take place in September. Sign up here.
Science & Environment
Aussie scientists ‘print’ new surfboard fins
Researchers in Wollongong are 3D printing custom-designed surfboard fins they say will help surfers improve their performance in the water.
Science & Environment
River on fire: even if it’s not coal seam gas we should still be concerned
Coal seam gas may not be responsible for a flaming river in Queensland, but it still raises uncomfortable questions.