Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global
If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island – a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania…
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How Starlink is connecting remote First Nations communities – and creating new divides
In the Cape York community of Wujal Wujal, local service providers used to hold their breath…
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What do we know about climate change? How do we know it? And where are we headed?
The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (sometimes referred to as COP30) is taking place in…
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Voyager, Infleqtion Partner to Advance Quantum Tech in Space
Voyager Technologies and Infleqtion have formed a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the development of neutral…
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Aurora likely tonight as string of solar flares heads for Earth
Over the past few days an active sunspot has erupted multiple times, sending clouds of high-energy…
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The Roman empire built 300,000 kilometres of roads: new study
At its height, the Roman empire covered some 5 million square kilometres and was home to…
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A Q&A with Economy Candy
We sat down with third-generation husband-and-wife owners Mitchell Cohen and Skye Greenfield Cohen of Economy Candy…
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Crusoe and Starcloud Partner to Launch the First Cloud in Space
Crusoe, the vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider known for coupling high-performance computing with clean energy solutions,…
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How does a flaming piece of space junk end up on Earth? A space archaeologist explains
The mysterious object was on fire and lying in the middle of a remote dirt road…
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Some major Australian towns still have poor phone reception. It’s threatening public safety
Australians rely on their phones and the internet for education, business, socialising and in emergencies. And…
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How do Triple Zero calls actually work? A telecommunications expert explains
Making a call to triple zero (000) for a life threatening or time-critical emergency is something…
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A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?
A proposed constellation of satellites has astronomers very worried. Unlike satellites that reflect sunlight and produce…
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IonQ, U.S. Department of Energy Partner to Advance Quantum in Space
IonQ has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Energy to advance quantum…
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DE-CIX and DLR Partner to Research High-Bandwidth LEO Connectivity
DE-CIX, one of the world’s largest Internet Exchange operators, has partnered with the German Aerospace Center…
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DE-CIX Launches AI-Ready Internet Exchange for Global AI Workloads
DE-CIX, one of the world’s most prominent Internet Exchange operators, has announced that its global ecosystem…
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New report reveals glaring gaps between Australia’s future needs and science capabilities
Since 1945, three-quarters of all global economic growth has been driven by technological advances. Since 1990,…
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See Earth’s seasons in all their complexity in a new animated map
The annual clock of the seasons – winter, spring, summer, autumn – is often taken as…
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Lumen Tops 1,000 Customers on Expanding NaaS Platform
Lumen Technologies has surpassed 1,000 customers on its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform, marking a significant milestone in…
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Reviving Parallax with Scroll-Driven CSS Animations
In the 2010s, parallax was a popular way to make websites look “cool,” with Chris Coyier…
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An underwater observatory keeping the pulse of the Southern Ocean for nearly 30 years yields fresh results
In a world affected by climate change, the Southern Ocean plays an outsized role. It absorbs…
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Lost in space: MethaneSat failed just as NZ was to take over mission control – here’s what we need to know now
This week’s announcement of the loss of a methane-detecting satellite, just days before New Zealand was…
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Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view
The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their…
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A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when…
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Global warming is changing cloud patterns. That means more global warming
At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth’s surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make…
