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‘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

Crimefluencers encouraging ‘post and boast’ law breakers

Xanthe Weston, Joel Robert McGregor and Raquel Peel You have probably never heard the term “crimefluencer”. These are members of decentralised online crime

Body mass index a poor guide for one third of adults

A new study suggests that body mass index (BMI) might be the wrong health metric for a large portion of the population. It found that many people labelled as overweight

Sci-fi increasingly shapes the real world of discovery

By Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Shao-Jie Jhou The relationship between science and pop culture often looks like a one-way street: scientific discoveries inspire films,

Moon mission team sets record for manned space travel

The astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon have passed the record for the farthest distance travelled by a manned space mission. The crew of four

Harmful ‘plastic rain’ is falling onto forests

“Plastic rain” has been found to be falling onto forests as high concentrations of microplastics accumulate in the atmosphere. Researchers at TU Darmstadt in Germany

Why has it taken so long to go back to the Moon?

By Domenico Vicinanza At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles

Rock art casts new light on mysterious Tasmanian tiger

By Paul Taçon, Andrea Jalandoni, Joey Nganjmirra and Sally May Extinct animals have long fascinated people around the world – from dinosaurs, to giant kangaroos, to

Croc-detection gizmo unleashed in northern Queensland

New crocodile detection technology has been approved for testing in northern Queensland. The device has been designed to spot crocodiles swimming in the water by linking

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