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Hundreds of mysterious mass graves found in Sahara

By Julien Cooper, Maël Crépy and Marie Bourgeois We have been on a years-long campaign of satellite remote sensing of the vast desert landscapes in Eastern Sudan. This

The right music can lift your exercise endurance

Listening to your favourite music can increase endurance during a workout by up to 20 percent. A new study found that cyclists exercising with self-selected songs had a

Alarm at ‘extreme’ increase in Greenland ice melt

A new study has revealed an alarming sixfold increase in ice sheet melts in Greenland. The research found that melting had become “more frequent, more extensive and

Leading city researchers supported onto global stage

Six of Brisbane’s leading researchers and innovators will receive grants to attend major international conferences in their fields. The 2026 Lord Mayor’s Convention

Scientists capture mysterious glowing treetops

Faint electrical glows shimmering from treetops have been captured by storm-chasing scientists. Penn State University researchers say these “corona discharges” were

More than 1000 new coral reefs discovered in the north

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) scientists have found more than 1000 previously uncharted coral reefs in northern Australia. It says the reefs from Houtman

Bus-sized crocodile once feasted on dinosaurs

A 10-metre “terror croc” that once preyed on dinosaurs has been reconstructed by scientists in the United States. Columbus State University researchers have pieced

Loneliness does not seem to be speeding up brain decline

Loneliness has been found to negatively impact memory in older adults but not accelerate brain decline. A major new study has found lonely people perform worse than

‘Cosmic volcano’ erupts after 100 million years of silence

A “cosmic volcano” has erupted in deep space as a colossal black hole reawakens after 100 million years. The Royal Astronomical Society said radio images revealed

Artemis II mission highlights tensions over final frontier

By Priyanka Dhopade NASA’s Artemis II mission spells a return to human deep-space travel, with renewed interest in building a long-term Moon base. The images captured

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