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Environment Jan 27, 2020

NASA forest structure mission releases first data

NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation mission (GEDI) released its first publicly available data on January 21, 2020, giving researchers access to measurements of forests around the world.

Space Exploration Jan 27, 2020

Flying solo: Solar Orbiter will take first-ever direct images of solar poles

Solar Orbiter will orbit our nearest star, the sun, observing it up close. It will take the first-ever direct images of its poles, while also studying the inner heliosphere—the bubble-like region around the sun created by ...

Other Dec 24, 2019

It takes a tech village to track Santa on Christmas Eve

Depending on which country they're from, the kids may ask about Father Christmas, Papa Noel, Saint Nick or Santa Claus.

Astronomy Dec 16, 2019

Carbon cocoons surround growing galaxies—ALMA spots earliest environment pollution in the universe

Researchers have discovered gigantic clouds of gaseous carbon spanning more than a radius of 30,000 light-years around young galaxies using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). This is the first confirmation ...

Space Exploration Dec 13, 2019

Video: ESA's short film, 'The Burn'

ESA's short film, The Burn, takes us into the heart of Europe's mission control during a critical moment in the life of a future mission.

Economics & Business Dec 4, 2019

How to boost sales of fair trade and sustainable goods

A researcher from Georgetown University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing, which examines how consumers approach sustainable buying decision making with on-demand production, where they are given power early ...

Plants & Animals Dec 2, 2019

Ears all round: World's first acoustic observatory

You won't see stars at the Australian Acoustic Observatory but you will "see" a galaxy of sounds from around Australia.

Soft Matter Nov 15, 2019

Research sheds light on the underlying mechanics of soft filaments

Artificial muscles will power the soft robots and wearable devices of the future. But more needs to be understood about the underlying mechanics of these powerful structures in order to design and build new devices.

Astronomy Nov 1, 2019

Mobile app to provide the latest on black hole collisions and merging neutron stars

PhD students from the Institute for Gravitational Wave Astronomy have released a new app to encourage members of the public to stay up to date with new gravitational wave events in near real time.

Other Oct 19, 2019

Move over, Honeycrisp: New apple to debut at grocery stores

They call it the Cosmic Crisp. It's not a video game, a superhero or the title of a Grateful Dead song.

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