15 years of experiments have overturned a major assumption about how thirsty plants actually are
Have you ever wondered just how much water plants need to grow, or indeed why they need it? Plants lose…
New Federal Investigation into 2 Recent Deadly Accidents Involving Teslas “apparently running on Autopilot”
By B.N. Frank Tesla vehicles have been and continue to be associated with numerous significant security (see 1, 2, 3)…
UK looks into cyberattack affecting NHS services
The U.K. National Crime Agency is examining a cyberattack that has affected some systems used by the National Health Service.…
Spotify: From Near Failure to $35 Billion
My New Album: https://burnwater.bandcamp.com/ My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qnrdgI8nroC045B0mnPgz?si=a465d3fe5b3749b1 A note about the exclusive podcast content, we filmed it but unfortunately there…
World’s first ‘synthetic embryo’: why this research is more important than you think
In what’s reported as a world-first achievement, biologists have grown mouse embryo models in the lab without the need for…
The length of Earth’s days has been mysteriously increasing, and scientists don’t know why
Atomic clocks, combined with precise astronomical measurements, have revealed that the length of a day is suddenly getting longer, and…
Curious Kids: what is the apex predator of the world?
What is the apex predator of the world? – Mahmood, age 11, Brisbane Hi Mahmood, thanks for this interesting question!…
Military Creates Its Own Metaverse, Seeks Digital Twin Of Earth
A digital twin is a digital representation of a real-world entity or system. The civilian metaverse will not require exact…
Don’t fall for the snake oil claims of ‘structured water’. A chemist explains why it’s nonsense
Is there a “fourth phase of water”? From time to time you might see people talking up the health benefits…
Where are all the ants? World-first ‘treasure map’ reveals hotspots for rare species
The American biologist E.O. Wilson famously called invertebrates “the little things that run the world”. Despite their great importance, we…
What Happens If You Give Someone Your IP Address?
Internet protocol address, aka an IP address, is a unique number assigned to every computer and device that connects to…
More money and smarter choices: how to fix Australia’s broken NHMRC medical research funding system
Most health research in Australia is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), which distributes around $800…
Explorers just uncovered Australia’s deepest cave. A hydrogeologist explains how they form
Cave explorers have traversed what’s now the deepest known cave in Australia. On Saturday a group of explorers discovered a…
Meteors seem to be raining down on New Zealand, but why are some bright green?
New Zealand may seem to be under meteor bombardment at the moment. After a huge meteor exploded above the sea…
Building Europe’s gene therapy ecosystem
Gene therapy is a transformative field of medicine that could halt diseases before patients become symptomatic, saving lives and improving…
We found some strange radio sources in a distant galaxy cluster. They’re making us rethink what we thought we knew.
The universe is littered with galaxy clusters – huge structures piled up at the intersections of the cosmic web. A…
New Bill Aims to Make Digital ID Pervasive in the United States
By Ken Macon Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) has reintroduced the “Improving Digital Identity Act,” a bipartisan bill that would increase…
Perfectly imperfect: the discovery of the second-largest pink diamond has left the world in awe. What gives diamonds their colour?
Usually when goods are flawed, we expect their value to drop, but it’s the exact opposite for diamonds. Ironically, it…