NASA is returning to Venus, where surface temperatures are 470°C. Will we find life when we get there?
NASA has selected two missions, dubbed DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to study the “lost habitable” world of Venus. Each mission will…
What Is Missing in Most People’s Goal-Setting Strategy
Kenneth Ray Carter is an American businessperson and education activist. He grew up in Richmond, California where he attended Richmond…
Vital Signs: ASIC’s crusade against activist short sellers will be bad for regular folk
The Australian Securities & Investment Commission issued an information sheet this week regarding so-called “activist short selling”. The document outlines…
‘Flash droughts’ can dry out soil in weeks. New research shows what they look like in Australia
At the tail end of winter in 2015, the ground in the Wimmera in northwestern Victoria had been a little…
Defi Economy Is Recovering Faster Than Most Crypto Assets After Market Rout
Decentralized finance (defi) exchanges and tokens are recovering a lot faster than a great number of digital assets that lost…
Avocados: Mexico’s ‘green gold’ is under threat
Southwest Mexicos’ Michoacan is the heart of the world’s avocado business. It is the top supplier to the US, in…
Tech titans like Amazon and Google team up to scale climate solutions
A group of eight large companies, including tech and entertainment heavy hitters such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Disney and…
experimental 80s greenhouse explored how to grow plants more efficiently in cold climates
‘the growth accelerator’ is an experimental greenhouse that was designed and built by michael jantzen in 1986 for the missouri…
Israel’s new government doesn’t give Palestinians much hope. It could be time for a radical approach
Even by the standards of previous Israeli coalitions, the new government that’s just been announced includes strange bedfellows. The eight…
Whakaari tragedy: court case highlights just how complex it is to forecast a volcanic eruption
While today’s pre-trial hearing over the Whakaari White Island tragedy revealed most of the 13 parties charged have yet to…
Australia’s closed border is costing the economy $36.5 million a day
Australia doesn’t expect to reopen its international borders until well into 2022. The border has been closed since March 2020.…
World-first artefact dating method shows humans have lived in the shadow of the Himalayas for more than 5,000 years
Few parts of the world would seem as inhospitable to humans as the highlands of the Tibetan Plateau, near the…
The Chinese Model Should Be Shunned, Not Emulated | Guest: Li Schoolland | Ep 124
Matt Kibbe talks with Li Schoolland, who grew up in China under Mao Zedong, about the many ways that Chinese…
The four GDP graphs that show us roaring out of recession pre-lockdown
Back in the first three months of this year when we had JobKeeper, enhanced unemployment benefits and no lockdowns, Australia…