The science of carbon dioxide and climate

The science of carbon dioxide and climate

The vast majority of scientists around the world agree that our climate is changing at a faster rate than ever recorded in human history because of our use of fuels such as coal and...
Scientists join Riverdance to investigate extreme demands of elite dance

Scientists join Riverdance to investigate extreme demands of elite dance

SCIENTISTS have launched a pioneering study with the cast of Riverdance to examine the demands of elite-level live dancing. The investigation, led by the University of Chichester, aims to understand the physiological exertion of professional...
Composite glass breakthrough by Queensland scientists could help make phone screens 'unbreakable'

Composite glass breakthrough by Queensland scientists could help make phone screens ‘unbreakable’

Cracked phone screens could become a thing of the past thanks to breakthrough research by a global team of scientists. Diamond’s electron Physical Science Imaging Centre (ePSIC) was used in a study that has...
NASA's Cassini mission comes to a fiery end

NASA’s Cassini mission comes to a fiery end

After a 20-year voyage around Saturn, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has completed its mission with a final plunge into the planet's atmosphere. At around 7:31 AM eastern time, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft disintegrated and plunged into Saturn,...
April 1961: Yuri Gagarin makes first manned space flight

April 1961: Yuri Gagarin makes first manned space flight

On 12th April 1961 Major Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin became the first human in space and the first person to orbit the Earth. The Vostok-1 spacecraft blasted off from the Baikonur launch site at 06:07...
Study: Mysterious glowing coral reefs are fighting to recover

Study: Mysterious glowing coral reefs are fighting to recover

A new study by the University of Southampton has revealed why some corals exhibit a dazzling colourful display, instead of turning white, when they suffer 'coral bleaching' - a condition which can devastate reefs...
Scientists find early evidence of horse milk consumption

Scientists find early evidence of horse milk consumption

Scientists have identified proteins from horse milk in the teeth of people who lived in the grasslands of Mongolia more than 3,000 years ago. The research team uncovered the evidence embedded in the dental plaque...
Study: Antarctic Glacial Melt May Be Irreversible Causing Sea Rise

Study: Antarctic Glacial Melt May Be Irreversible Causing Sea Rise

A glacier the size of Florida is melting much faster than expected and may soon trigger a 50cm, or 19.6 inches, rise in sea level, according to a new NASA-funded study published online by...
80 percent of world economy now aiming for net zero - but not all pledges are equal

80 percent of world economy now aiming for net zero – but not all...

More than 80% of global GDP – and 77% of global greenhouse gases - are now covered by a national net zero target, up from 68% and 61% last year, according to a new...
Study: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover Gets Its Wheels and Air Brakes

Study: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Gets Its Wheels and Air Brakes

Final assembly and testing of NASA's Perseverance rover continues at Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the July launch window approaches. In some of the last steps required prior to stacking the spacecraft components...

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