Science

As summer approaches, the threat of bushfires looms. Earlier this month, an out-of-control blaze in Sydney’s northern beaches burnt more than 100 hectares of bushland, threatening nearby homes.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

This week, biologists tracked down a mysterious group of orcas near Chile; Hubble spotted a black hole jet that causes stars along its trajectory to erupt; and researchers explained mysterious craters that began appearing in […]

Linguists have long known that sign languages are as grammatically and logically sophisticated as spoken languages—and also make greater use of “iconicity,” the property by which some words refer to things by resembling them. For […]

“Stranger churches”—Protestant congregations that welcomed speakers of certain languages other than English—in early modern London had “eyes everywhere” to hear, spread and dispel gossip in multiple languages, according to new research.This article is brought to […]

When scientists make important discoveries, both big and small, they typically publish their findings in scientific journals for others to read. This sharing of knowledge helps to advance science: it can, in turn, lead to […]

Housing, climate, cost of living, health—the multitude of interconnected crises the world is facing has spawned a new term: “polycrisis.”This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Peter Neff understands the allure of the world’s fifth-largest continent.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

This week, researchers reported an effective way to protect working dogs from heat stress: training them to dunk their heads in cool water. A new computational technique provided a breakthrough in understanding the so-called “pseudogap” […]

From the swimming habits of dead trout to the revelation that some mammals can breathe through their backsides, a group of leading leftfield scientists have been taking their bows at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]

Front-line communities, those in regions most severely and immediately affected by increasing weather hazards and climate extremes, can benefit from partnerships between local organizations and academic researchers. However, such coproduction efforts—or collaboration between multiple entities […]