Alien Radioactive Element Discovered in the Ocean Crust
The first-ever discovery of an extraterrestrial radioactive isotope on Earth has scientists rethinking the origins of the elements on our planet. The tiny traces of plutonium-244…
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New Laser to Help Clear the Sky of Space Debris
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have harnessed a technique that helps telescopes see objects in the night sky more clearly to fight against…
When Singing the Wrong Song Spells Trouble: Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater Is Losing Its “Song Culture”
The critically endangered regent honeyeater is losing its “song culture” due to the bird’s rapidly declining population, according to new research from The Australian National…
Swift Action Needed to Save Critically Endangered Tasmanian Parrot
There could be fewer than 300 swift parrots left in the wild, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). Lead researcher Dr….
Australian Study Finds “High Level” of COVID Vaccine Resistance
Almost three-in-five Australians (58.5 percent) say they will definitely get a COVID vaccine once it is available, new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU)…
Australia-Bound Asteroid Sample From Japan’s Hayabusa2 Mission May Reveal Life’s Origins
A Japanese space mission will deliver samples collected from asteroid Ryugu in a capsule to the outback desert of Woomera in South Australia this Sunday…
Scientists Defy Nature: Making Diamonds in Minutes at Room Temperature
An international team of scientists has defied nature to make diamonds in minutes in a laboratory at room temperature — a process that normally requires…
Strangely Behaving Red Supergiant Betelgeuse Smaller and Closer Than First Thought
It may be another 100,000 years until the giant red star Betelgeuse dies in a fiery explosion, according to a new study by an international…
Monumental Collision of “Impossible” Black Holes Detected for the First Time
The most massive black hole collision ever detected has been directly observed by the LIGO and VIRGO Scientific Collaboration, which includes scientists from The Australian National University (ANU). The…
Solving a Solar System Mystery With Ancient Star Explosion Evidence From the Deep Sea
A mystery surrounding the space around our solar system is unfolding thanks to evidence of supernovae found in deep-sea sediments. Professor Anton Wallner, a nuclear…
Mystery Gas Discovered That’s Been Shot Out From the Center of the Milky Way “Like Bullets”
An international team of researchers has discovered a dense, cold gas that’s been shot out from the center of the Milky Way “like bullets.” Exactly…
Experts Call for Clear New COVID-19 Pandemic Modeling Rules
Experts are calling for transparent and clear computer modeling of COVID-19, as the world looks for a way to understand and make decisions about the…
Economic Pain: COVID-19 Pandemic Will Cost Global Economy $21 Trillion
The global economy could lose up to $US21.8 trillion dollars in 2020 alone due to COVID-19, according to new analysis from The Australian National University…
Hungry Black Hole Among the Most Massive in the Universe – 34 Billion Times the Mass of Our Sun
We now know just how massive the fastest-growing black hole in the Universe actually is, as well as how much it eats, thanks to new…
Black Hole Swallows Much Smaller Mysterious Astrophysical Object
A black hole around 23 times the size of the Sun has swallowed a mysterious, much smaller astrophysical object, according to new research announced today by the LIGO and Virgo gravitational wave observatories,…
Lock Up Your Pet Cat, It’s a Killing Machine
Every year an average pet cat kills 110 native animals. Roaming pet cats kill 390 million animals per year in Australia, including reptiles, birds and…
Worrying Indian Ocean Phenomenon Spells Climate Trouble for Australia
New international research has found a worrying change in the Indian Ocean’s surface temperatures that puts southeast Australia on course for increasingly hot and dry…
X17: New Subatomic Particle Might Solve the Dark Matter Mystery
A team of scientists in Hungary recently published a paper that hints at the existence of a previously unknown subatomic particle. The team first reported…
