
World's longest continental volcano chain in Australia
Scientists have discovered the world's longest known chain of continental volcanoes, running 2,000 kilometres across Australia, from the Whitsundays in North Queensland to near Melbourne in central ... more
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Research shows evolution in real time
In ongoing research to record the interaction of environment and evolution, a team led by University of California, Riverside biologist David Reznick has found new information illustrating the evolu ... more
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'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron
UN watchdog calls on Iran to urgently allow 'long overdue' uranium stockpile verification
How drones are altering contemporary warfare
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World's turtles face plastic deluge danger
An international study led by a University of Queensland researcher has revealed more than half the world's sea turtles have ingested plastic or other human rubbish.
The study, led by Dr Qamar ... more
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Protected areas save mangroves, reduce carbon emissions
Protected areas not only keep significant swaths of Indonesia's shrinking mangrove habitats intact, but also prevent emissions of carbon dioxide that would have been released had these mangroves bee ... more
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Southern Ocean removing carbon dioxide from atmosphere more efficiently
Since 2002, the Southern Ocean has been removing more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to two new studies. These studies make use of millions of ship-based observa ... more
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Fossil trove adds a new limb to human family tree
Working in a cave complex deep beneath South Africa's Malmani dolomites, an international team of scientists has brought to light an unprecedented trove of hominin fossils - more than 1,500 well-pre ... more
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Coast Guard's Rescue 21 Alaska communications system upgrade
General Dynamics is to update communications equipment and the physical infrastructure of the U.S. Coast Guard's Rescue 21 Alaska system. ... more
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