News & events Opinion Read the latest opinion articles inspired by science. Wild animals are evolving faster than anybody thought To measure the speed of adaptive evolution in the wild, we studied 19 populations of birds and mammals over several decades. We found they were evolving at twice to four times the speed suggested by earlier work. Read the article - Any -Astronomy & AstrophysicsScience CommunicationPhysicsEarth & Marine SciencesEngineeringChemistryBiologyEnvironment & SustainabilityMathematics Tue, 10 Aug 2021 This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know Earth has warmed 1.09℃ since pre-industrial times and many changes such as sea-level rise and glacier melt are now virtually irreversible, according to the most sobering report yet by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Read the article Tue, 10 Aug 2021 Climate change has already hit Australia. Unless we act now, a hotter, drier and more dangerous future awaits, IPCC warns Australia is experiencing widespread, rapid climate change not seen for thousands of years and may warm by 4℃ or more this century, according to a highly anticipated report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Read the article Mon, 09 Aug 2021 Yes, a few climate models give unexpected predictions – but the technology remains a powerful tool The much-awaited new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is due later today. Ahead of the release, debate has erupted about the computer models at the very heart of global climate projections. Read the article Tue, 13 Jul 2021 We found a new type of stellar explosion that could explain a 13-billion-year-old mystery of the Milky Way’s elements Until recently it was thought neutron star mergers were the only way heavy elements (heavier than Zinc) could be produced. These mergers involve the mashup of the remnants of two massive stars in a binary system. Read the article Tue, 29 Jun 2021 This adorable mouse was considered extinct for over 100 years — until we found it hiding in plain sight Australia has the world’s worst track record for wiping out mammals, with 34 species declared extinct since European colonisation. But today, we bring some good news: one rodent species, Gould’s mouse (Pseudomys gouldii), is set to be crossed off Australia’s extinct species list. Read the article Fri, 18 Jun 2021 Approaching zero: super-chilled mirrors edge towards the borders of gravity and quantum physics The LIGO gravitational wave observatory in the United States is so sensitive to vibrations it can detect the tiny ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. Read the article Fri, 11 Jun 2021 Matt Canavan suggested the cold snap means global warming isn’t real. We bust this and 2 other climate myths One cold winter doesn't negate more than a century of global warming. We need the political leadership to set the world on a safer path. Ill-informed tweets by government senators won't help. Read the article Tue, 04 May 2021 What are 'internal waves' that possibly sank the Indonesian sub? If you've ever suffered plane turbulence, you've been inside one Internal waves can create pretty cloud shapes in the sky, as well as making life unpleasant for passengers on aeroplanes. And in the oceans they can be a deadly hazard to submarines. Read the article Thu, 29 Apr 2021 Next time you see a butterfly, treasure the memory: scientists raise alarm on these 26 species Our team of 28 scientists identified the top 26 Australian butterfly species and subspecies at greatest risk of extinction. We also estimated the probability that they will be lost within 20-years. Read the article Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page › Last page »