A meteor exploded in the sky above New South Wales. An astronomer explains where it might have come from
The speed of the fireball is one indicator of this – the faster an object is…
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Some technologies use accelerated natural processes to capture carbon – but can they store it durably?
Natural geological processes have been regulating Earth’s climate for millions of years. Accelerated versions of these…
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Tiny fossils found in 1.7 billion-year-old mud yield clues to the evolution of complex life
Stored in an open-air warehouse in tropical Darwin, Australia, are dozens of trays containing cylindrical cores…
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Ban ‘forever chemicals’ in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge
“It’s staggering, they’re in so many products. A lot of the time, they’re put in from…
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We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what’s it telling us?
On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid…
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Oil, petrol, gasoline: a chemical engineer explains how crude turns into fuel
As the US–Israel war on Iran escalates, so too does the global oil crisis. The effective…
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Rising CO₂ levels are reflected in human blood. Scientists don’t know what it means
Humans evolved in an atmosphere containing roughly 200–300 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO₂)….
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3D-printed ‘ghost guns’ are not as untraceable as criminals think – new study
In one filament for example, we found signs of a compatibiliser – an additive that helps…
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AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?
How do you translate ancient Palmyrene script from a Roman tombstone? How many paired tendons are…
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Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet
You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers….
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How do I make clear ice at home? A food scientist shares easy tips
When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab…
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Who was Amelia Frank? The life of a forgotten physicist
In 1977, an American physicist named John H. Van Vleck won the Nobel prize for his…
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Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global
If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island – a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania…
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Mineral vs chemical sunscreens? Science shows the difference is smaller than you think
“Mineral-only” sunscreens are making huge inroads into the sunscreen market, driven by fears of “chemicals”, a…
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Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane
You’ll often hear plastic pollution referred to as a problem. But the reality is that it’s…
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An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world
The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal–organic frameworks: molecular…
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Mysterious molecule found on brown dwarf casts further doubt on potential signs of life on Venus
At this stage, they conclude with a simple statement: there is no consistent model that explains…
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Earth models can predict the planet’s future but not their own
Meanwhile, experts say that funding cuts could mean modeling abilities migrate overseas, some science may never…
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An underwater observatory keeping the pulse of the Southern Ocean for nearly 30 years yields fresh results
In a world affected by climate change, the Southern Ocean plays an outsized role. It absorbs…
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Species at 30 makes for a great guilty pleasure
That said, Giger didn’t much care for the final film, which he thought was much too…
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Beatles Genius or Fluke? The SECRET SCIENCE Behind Their Fame!
Watch the full show: www.kimiversenshow.com Join us for a special Global Beatles Day celebration as we…
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Arts 24 in Cannes: Paul Mescal Talks Chemistry with Josh O’Connor in ‘The History of Sound’
Culture editor Eve Jackson brings us another special programme from the Cannes Film Festival. Today, we…
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Australian researchers use a quantum computer to simulate how real molecules behave
When a molecule absorbs light, it undergoes a whirlwind of quantum-mechanical transformations. Electrons jump between energy…
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Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold – by accident
Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold are…
