Environment
Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environment
When nuclear accidents happen, many people imagine radiation spreading everywhere and lasting forever. The reality is more complex. Radioactive materials move, change and sometimes disappear faster than people expect.The Chernobyl accident in 1986 and the...
Environment
Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback
Florida’s Indian River Lagoon has been an ecosystem in decline going back to 2011, when harmful algal blooms led to a severe decline in seagrass, the foundational component of shallow coastal ecosystems.Seagrass meadows stabilize sediments,...
Space
China Unveils a Massive 5-Meter Composite Module for its Next-Generation Reusable Rocket
So far, America has remained ahead in the new space race. But its biggest rival is making continual steps to catch up. China announced another step in that direction with the...
Environment
Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future
Around the world, people plan to plant more than 1 trillion trees this decade in an ambitious effort to slow climate change and reduce biodiversity loss. But if the past is prologue, many of those...
Science
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 34th Resupply Launch to Space Station – NASA
Media accreditation is open for the next U.S. launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 34th SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA and...
Science
Increasing heat can boost malnutrition among children
Climate change may be worsening nutritional problems for already vulnerable children.An analysis of data from about 6.5 million young children in Brazil shows that the higher the temperature, the higher the chances of child malnutrition. Each 1 degree Celsius...
Life
Parrot uses his broken beak to become a dominant male
In 2013, things were looking bleak for a malnourished, undersized parrot who was missing half his beak and struggling...
Environment
We designed the turf for soccer’s biggest World Cup ever – here’s how we created the same playing experience across 3 countries
With 104 matches in 16 stadiums across Canada, the United States and Mexico, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be soccer’s biggest event ever.It’s our job as turfgrass researchers hired by FIFA, the game’s governing...
Life
Can you determine your personalised stress score?
Working out what makes you stressed and how much is too much can feel quite subjective. Increasingly, however, technology...
Space
Hubble turns 36 with a dazzling Trifid Nebula portrait
Science & Exploration
20/04/2026
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11 likesThe NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope looked at a scene it first captured in 1997 in honour of 36th anniversary: a small portion of a star-forming region about 5000 light-years away in the constellation...