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At Republican National Convention, climate change at bottom of pile
Milwaukee (AFP) – Climate change is little more than an afterthought for attendees at the Republican National Convention, who are gathered this week to crown Donald Trump as their party's nominee for...
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New: Busy soundscapes of seagrass meadows and the animals that live there...
Seagrass, a marine plant that flowers underwater, has lots of environmental benefits – from storing carbon to preventing coastal erosion. This 3D habitat is often a haven for wildlife but, with so...
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Cocaine is being contaminated with powerful opioids called nitazenes
Earlier this month, drugs sold as cocaine in Melbourne were found to be contaminated with a powerful group of opioids, known as nitazenes.These new synthetic drugs were also the suspected cause of...
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Obsession with extreme weather has a deep underlying psychology
At first glance, the 2024 remake movie Twisters contains many of the ingredients of the 1996 original, which starred Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton: a catastrophic and rare weather event, the urgency to...
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Manifesting has a dark side
Have you tried manifesting? It’s hard to escape on social media – the idea that you can will what you desire into reality through the power of belief. This could be financial success, romantic love or...
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Dinosaur skeleton breaks auction record with $44.6 million sale in New York
The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found, nicknamed Apex, sold for a record breaking $44.6 million at auction in New York on Wednesday, Sotheby's said.Estimated to be 150 million years old, Apex is...
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'Well-preserved' dinosaur fossil revealed by Brazilian flood
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Torrential rains causing historic flooding in southern Brazil have revealed a "very well-preserved" dinosaur fossil dating back some 200 million years, according to the research...
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Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – and the picture is unsettling
Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of...
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In raging summer, sunscreen misinformation scorches United States
Dismissively tossing a tube of sunscreen over his shoulder, a bare-chested TikTok influencer declares that the cream causes cancer. He instead promotes “regular sun exposure” to his 400,000 followers...
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Why the stinky durian really is the ‘king of all fruits’
There’s little else in the food world that brings about as much social turbulence as the durian. This so-called “king of all fruits” is considered a delicacy across its native Southeast Asia, where...
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Fake tweet about 'superhuman' Trump 'growing back' ear goes viral
A falsified post on X claiming Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was growing back his ear went viral over the weekend.Although it wasn't clear who created the fake tweet, one post had...
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Meditation can be harmful – and can even make mental health problems worse
Since mindfulness it’s something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues. Mindfulness is a type of Buddhist-based meditation in...
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Astronauts don’t eat enough because food tastes bland in space.
Astronauts often report that the joy of eating is lost in space. Food that tastes fabulous on Earth may become bland and boring in orbit.In fact, despite carefully designed diets, space travellers...
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Diabetes and obesity can damage the liver to the point of failure
Liver disease is frighteningly common worldwide.Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, is an umbrella term describing conditions related to a buildup of fat in the liver....
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Baby bull sharks are thriving in Texas and Alabama bays as the Gulf of Mexico...
In late spring, estuaries along the U.S. Gulf Coast come alive with newborn fish and other sea life. While some species have struggled to adjust to the region’s rising water temperatures in recent...
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A huge race is on to develop quantum technologies. The time to discuss risks...
The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The goal is to recognise “the importance of quantum science and the need for wider awareness of its...
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July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally: EU climate monitor
July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published Tuesday by the EU's climate monitor.The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global average...
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'Truly frightening': Pesticides increasingly laced with forever chemicals
Toxic "forever chemicals" are increasingly being used in U.S. pesticides, threatening human health as they contaminate waterways and are sprayed on staple foods, a study said Wednesday.Per- and...
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Hydrothermal explosion causes damage in area of Yellowstone National Park
A hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park damaged a boardwalk and sent debris several stories into the air Tuesday morning in the Biscuit Basin area northwest of Old Faithful, according to...
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Cheesemaking is a complex science – the process from milk to mozzarella
Cheese is a relatively simple food. It’s made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the...
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