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Science
How did plants first evolve into all different shapes and sizes? We mapped a billion years of plant history to find out
Plants range from simple seaweeds and single-celled pond scum, through to mosses,...
Space junk in Earth orbit and on the Moon will increase with future missions − but nobody’s in charge of cleaning it up
There’s a lot of trash on the Moon right now – including nearly 100 bags of human...
How gene mapping almost all remaining kākāpō will help NZ’s rare night parrot survive
The genetic mapping of almost the entire kākāpō population has shed new light on...
We won’t always have to use animals for medical research. Here’s what we can do instead
Animals have been used for medical research for thousands of years, dating back...
This solar cycle, the sun’s activity is more powerful and surprising than predicted
What do you feel when you see the aurora? Otherwise known as the northern or southern...
Learning from failures: Support for scientific research needs to include when things don’t work out
The cellular processes involved in gene regulation can be unexpectedly complicated....
How genetically modifying mosquitoes could strengthen the world’s war on malaria
It’s been 126 years since British medical doctor Sir Ronald Ross discovered that...
How to grow rhinos in a lab: the science that could save an endangered species
There are several parallel projects running across the world to save the northern...
World’s beaches are changing because of climate change - green thinking is needed to save them
Coastlines – the interface between land and sea – lie at the frontline in the battle...
Acne bacteria trigger cells to produce fats, oils and other lipids essential to skin health – new research
The skin is the largest organ of the body, and it plays a crucial role as the first...
Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens
A pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids’ mental health
New research reveals that Ötzi the iceman was bald and probably from a farming family – what else can DNA uncover?
In 1991, hikers came across a body that was partially contained in ice high up in...
‘Worthless’ forest carbon offsets risk exacerbating climate change
In early 2023, the Guardian published an article suggesting that more than 90% of...
India’s Chandrayaan-3 landed on the south pole of the Moon − a space policy expert explains what this means for India and the global race to the Moon
India made history as the first country to land near the south pole of the Moon...
Geoengineering sounds like a quick climate fix, but without more research and guardrails, it’s a costly gamble − with potentially harmful results
When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires hit the headlines,...
Caroline Herschel was the first female astronomer, but she still lacks name recognition two centuries later
Caroline Herschel, the first professional female astronomer, made contributions...