Saturn has strengthened its position as the planet with the largest known family of moons after astronomers officially discovered 128 new moons. The discoveries were officially recognised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 11 March 2025 following years of observations by an international team of researchers from Taiwan, Canada, the United States and France.The…
Two threatened marsupials are being reintroduced to the Shark Bay World Heritage area in order to advance species conservation and ecosystem restoration. A new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) confirmed that the presence of fungal food resources is important for supporting this effort.The study published in the journal Ecosystems and led by Edith Cowan…
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being trusted to help employers screen CVs, rank candidates and even conduct early-stage interviews. The promise is simple: AI can process thousands of applications quickly, reduce administrative workloads and, in theory, make hiring decisions more objective than humans. According to a recent review by MIT Technology, based on the 2024 study…
Scientists are checking if an underwater curtain is what will keep an Antarctic glacier from slowly melting due to warm water. The proposal is to install an underwater curtain about 80 kilometres long and up to 150 metres high in front of the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. Between January and March 2026, an expedition…
For thousands of years, humans have relied on the movement of the Sun to understand the passage of time. But one ancient habit may have quietly shaped something people see every day: the direction in which clock hands move. The familiar clockwise motion of modern clocks was not decided by engineering rules or scientific necessity….
Image Credit: Josh Koch/USGS In the heart of Alaska’s wilderness, a transformation is happening because of which the scientists and local communities are deeply concerned. The once-fresh, crystal-clear rivers of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska are rapidly turning into a vivid, rusty orange colour. This transformation, visible even from space, is not the result…
As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, cities around the world are searching for ways to stay cooler without relying solely on energy-intensive air conditioning. Medellín, Colombia, has emerged as one of the world’s most celebrated examples of nature-based urban cooling. Through its Green Corridors programme, the city planted around 880,000 trees and more than…
Coastal flooding that was once considered unusual is becoming a more familiar part of life in many parts of the world, and rising sea levels appear to be a major reason why. A new international study suggests that the gradual increase in ocean height has fundamentally changed how often exceptionally high sea levels occur, making…
For decades, solving the world’s hardest mathematical problems has been considered a uniquely human pursuit, requiring imagination, persistence and the ability to explore ideas beyond established methods. Artificial intelligence, meanwhile, has largely been viewed as a tool for computation and analysis. A Harvard mathematician’s collaboration with an experimental AI model has gained widespread interest after…
A gleaming resume, extreme intelligence and competent physical fitness are still not enough to get you into NASA. The top space agency in the world is not impressed by qualifications on paper and requires an individual to ace real-life tests. In the agency’s 2021 selection cycle, the final 30 candidates completed individual exercises under time…
