Red flowers have a ‘magic trait’ to attract birds and keep bees away
For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right…
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Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction
Where cats and foxes are abundant, there should be fewer native mammals. Lethal control is, unfortunately,…
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Did Edison accidentally make graphene in 1879?
Graphene is the thinnest material yet known, composed of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged…
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The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard
By adjusting inputs such as rainfall intensity and soil properties, scientists can explore a range of…
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Deep sea mining is the next geopolitical frontline – and the Pacific is in the crosshairs
The process remains exploratory, but it shows how seabed plans can collide with livelihoods even before…
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Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change
Using greenhouse gas emission predictions, the report estimates the annual damages to traditional markets alone will…
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Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission
“Putting crew on the rocket and taking the crew around the Moon, this is going be…
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Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?
When a document is opened or a stored video is streamed, the main energy cost has…
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A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces
History buffs are no doubt familiar with the story of Shadrack Byfield, a rank-and-file British redcoat…
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As Australia bakes through an extreme heatwave, even insects aren’t immune to its impact
Australia is baking through another extreme heatwave, with temperatures forecast to reach above 45°C for multiple…
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The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
When writer Cory Doctorow introduced the term enshittification in 2023, he captured a pattern many users…
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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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Here we go again: Retiring coal plant forced to stay open by Trump Admin
On Tuesday, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued a now familiar order: because of a…
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The science of how (and when) we decide to speak out—or self-censor
The US has adopted more of a middle ground approach, essentially letting private companies decide what…
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The science of the casino: why the house always wins in the long run
You’ve probably heard the phrase “the house always wins” when it comes to casino gambling. But…
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Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?
The introduction of the seam – the raised stitching that runs around the ball’s circumference –…
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Embark on a visual voyage of art inspired by black holes
Gamwell sees echoes of Mitchell’s dark stars, for instance, in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “A…
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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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Being Santa Claus is a year-round calling
Not just a seasonal gig Frankly, what’s most interesting about the paper isn’t those three fundamental…
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China just carried out its second reusable launch attempt in three weeks
For the second time this month, a Chinese rocket designed for reuse successfully soared into low-Earth…
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The evolution of expendability: Why some ants traded armor for numbers
“Ants reduce per-worker investment in one of the most nutritionally expensive tissues for the good of…
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Inside CrowdStrike’s Science-Backed Approach to Building Expert SOC Agents
Pillar #1: A Rich Corpus of Human-refined Data Training an agent to make security decisions requires…
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These are the flying discs the government wants you to know about
CubeSats have been a ubiquitous part of the satellite industry for nearly a quarter-century. They are…
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What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science
Over the past three years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has had a profound impact on society….
