Without climate and weather models we would be flying blind, both for short-term weather events and for our long-term future. But how do they work – and how are they different?

A new study investigating how marsquake vibrations travel revealed evidence that the origin of the Martian dichotomy lies deep inside the red planet.

The right to science can serve as a spark for human imagination and curiosity. And this is where its true power resides.

Australian scientists have just released the most comprehensive report card to date on the health of Australia’s most important river system, the Murray-Darling Basin. It shows that government policies from the past decade have mostly failed to improve outcomes for people and nature along the river system.

The risks of solar geoengineering will be magnified if critics are ignored and researchers are allowed to self-regulate.

A technique known as “enhanced rock weathering” promises to remove billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. But it’s crucial to be able to measure how much CO₂ is captured.

Pumped hydro and batteries can easily provide all the storage needed for 100% renewable electricity generation, eliminating the need for polluting gas power plants.

The energy stored in an atom can be released in two main ways: fission or fusion. Nuclear physicist, Professor Matthew Hole explains the difference between the two.

What will the AI transformation really mean for science?