Environment

Science Through Shadows: How Astronomical Alignments Reveal the Universe

When one celestial object passes in front of another, it can cast a shadow that travels across space – and sometimes across Earth. These...

Europe’s ‘staggering’ clean power gains undermined by failure to phase out fuel-burning machines

Europe has made “staggering progress” in producing clean power but neglected efforts to phase out fuel-burning machines, the head of an industry group said...

NASA Data Hackathon Inspires Community Action

On Jan. 31, students, library staff, researchers, and community members gathered at the University of Florida’s (UF) Marston Science Library for the Environmental Monitoring...

Shooting restricted for six British wild birds to halt population decline

Hunters will be banned from shooting a rare and beautiful duck under new proposals to halt the decline of six British wild birds. The new...

Tropical Cyclone Narelle Crosses Australia

Tropical Cyclone Narelle traced a long path across the northern edge of Australia, bringing damaging winds and rain to areas already saturated with abundant...

As regular Australians struggle, gas companies are making massive profits and paying minimal tax. It is perverse | Rod Sims

We now know that the Albanese government will very likely introduce an extra levy imposed on gas producers’ high profits. The prime minister’s department...