Glass Wings Blog: Science

The 10 biggest physics and astronomy lies from 2023
The 100 best science fiction books of 2023
The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies of All Time
15,000 Scientists Warn Society Could 'Collapse' This Century In Dire Climate Report
2 biggest threats to wombats revealed in new data gathered by citizen scientists
2023 in Review: A Year of Progress for Oceans, the Environment, and Science
A former White House scientist was scammed out of $655,000. Then came the IRS
A heatwave in Antarctica totally blew the minds of scientists. They set out to decipher it – and here are the results
A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine
A Shocking Number of Amphibian Species Are Vanishing, Scientists Warn
Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries
Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
Animal Personalities Can Trip Up Science, But There’s a Solution
Are repeat COVID infections dangerous? What the science says
‘Australia is sleepwalking’: a bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for our flammable continent
Australia needs a ‘knowledge economy’ fuelled by scientists and arts graduates: here’s why
Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will hit economy, scientist warns
Australia’s soils are notoriously poor. Here’s how scientists are working to improve them
Become a beach scientist this summer and help monitor changing coastlines
The best recent science fiction and fantasy – reviews roundup
The best science images of 2023 – Nature’s picks
“Biocentrism”: A scientific answer to the meaning of life
The brain is the most complicated object in the universe. This is the story of scientists’ quest to decode it – and read people’s minds
China's 'batwoman' scientist warns another coronavirus outbreak is 'highly likely'
Citizen scientists collect more nature data than ever, showing us where common and threatened species live
The Climate Change We've Already Created Will Last 50,000 Years, Scientists Warn
Climate crisis: carbon emissions budget is now tiny, scientists say
Climate scientist Mark Maslin: ‘We have all the technology we need to move to a cleaner, renewable world’
‘Climate villain’: scientists say Rupert Murdoch wielded his media empire to sow confusion and doubt
Computer science pioneer Niklaus Wirth passes away
COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)
Costly invite? Scientists hit with massive bills after speaking at COVID-19 ‘webinars’
The COVID-safe strategies Australian scientists are using to protect themselves from the virus
Doing science in Antarctica has harmed an environment under great pressure. Here’s how we can do better
Don't take my word for it: the science shows that wind turbines do not harm birdlife
Dry Cleaning Chemical Could Be Major Cause of Parkinson's, Scientists Warn
Dust drove dinosaurs’ extinction after asteroid impact, scientists say
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find
Editor of scientific journal says fake study linking whale deaths to wind farms is 'deliberate misinformation'
Eggs from men, sperm from women: how stem cell science may change how we reproduce
Even Dimming The Sun Wouldn't Save Antarctica's Ice Now, Scientists Say
Every science lab should have an artist on the team – here’s why
Fact-bombing by experts doesn’t change hearts and minds. But good science communication can
Failure of Cop28 on fossil fuel phase-out is ‘devastating’, say scientists
Female scientists found to be almost entirely absent from Australian high school curriculum
Fieldwork can be challenging for female scientists. Here are 5 ways to make it better
Five species face immediate concern of extinction, scientific committee warns Labor
Floods and mudslides kill six in Japan as scientists warn extreme rainfall events will get worse
Florence Bell died unrecognised for her contributions to DNA science – decades on female researchers are still being sidelined
Full of beans: scientists use processed coffee grounds to make stronger concrete
Giant Cracks Emerging Across US Southwest, Scientists Warn
Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says
Glowing Wombats: Scientists Discover 125 New Species of Fluorescent Mammals
Group therapy helps scientists cope with challenging ‘climate emotions’
‘Hope has to be a strategy’: the scientist who refused to let the climate warmongers win
How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
How scientists are using artificial intelligence
Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows
‘I am more worried than ever’: Scientists explain why record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge
If I was feeling hopeless about the climate, what of the scientists? So I asked them
Ill-judged tree planting in Africa threatens ecosystems, scientists warn
I’m a Climate Scientist. I’m Not Screaming Into the Void Anymore.
In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate
Intense Heatwaves Persist Far Longer in The Deep Ocean, Scientists Find
Is leaving dog poo in the street really so bad? The science says it’s even worse than you think
It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there
It's Time: Scientists Urge The World to Declare a New Epoch on The Moon
Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds
Jo Brand translated my science. I’m certain that comedy can connect people to climate change
July was world’s hottest month on record, climate scientists confirm
‘Like unscrambling an egg’: scientists alter DNA to save Scottish wildcats
Living through Antarctic snowstorms, Australian scientists are undertaking some of the 'most ambitious' research
Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here’s what the science says
Long COVID patients need scientific ambition, not defeatism
Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers
Major Cities on The US East Coast Are Sinking Faster, Scientists Warn
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger want to leave Ecowas. A political scientist explains the fallout
Mass Extinction: Entire Branches on Tree of Life Are Dying, Scientists Warn
Media coverage of climate change research does not inspire action, say scientists
‘Missing half the equation’: scientists criticise Australia over approach to fossil fuels
More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble
NASA launches a billion-dollar Earth science mission Trump tried to cancel
Nearly 400 Scientists Tell Biden to 'Embrace Demands of the March to End Fossil Fuels'
Netflix’s You Are What You Eat uses a twin study. Here’s why studying twins is so important for science
‘No one wants to be right about this’: climate scientists’ horror and exasperation as global predictions play out
Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals
Ocean heat around Florida is ‘unprecedented,’ and scientists are warning of major impacts
Once nearing extinction, Brazil’s golden monkeys have rebounded from yellow fever, scientists say
Pigs with human brain cells and biological chips: how lab-grown hybrid lifeforms bamboozle scientific ethics
Policy experts, scientists, disability groups urge Biden to address the Long Covid crisis
Political support for surveillance of Covid waning in Australia despite ‘waves of mutations’, scientists say
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows
Racist and sexist depictions of human evolution still permeate science, education and popular culture today
Recovery of Great Barrier Reef stalls as scientists point to bleaching, disease and starfish attacks
‘The river has been destroyed’: expert says agriculture has overshadowed science in the Murray-Darling Basin
Run out of butter or eggs? Here’s the science behind substitute ingredients
The Sacred Balance: blending Western science with Indigenous knowledges, David Suzuki’s influential book has been updated for this moment
Science experiments traditionally only used male mice – here’s why that’s a problem for women’s health
Science Fiction Recommended by Scientists
Science is a human right − and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The science of the ideal salad dressing
Scientific fraud is rising, and automated systems won’t stop it. We need research detectives
The scientist and the Bats
Scientists Are Decoding Long Covid Immunology
Scientists brace for possibility of ‘severe’ damage to Great Barrier Reef from ex-Cyclone Jasper
Scientists caution against a reliance on mechanical devices to clear water bodies of plastic
Scientists deliver ‘final warning’ on climate crisis: act now or it’s too late
Scientists demand end to dingo baiting after research reveals most are genetically pure
Scientists discover why dozens of endangered elephants dropped dead
Scientists Extract Rocks From Earth’s Mantle
Scientists find 5,000 new species in Pacific, warn of mining risk
Scientists find the last remnants of the human genome that were missing in the Y chromosome
Scientists Gave Homeless People $7,500, Here’s How They Spent It
Scientists Reintroduce 5,000 Snails to French Polynesian Islands
Scientists Release Record-Breaking Number of Baby Seahorses Into Sydney Harbor
Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake
Scientists warn Coldplay fans to dust off face masks ahead of Perth concerts
Scientists warn of the ‘sunscreen paradox’
Scientists Warn The Atmosphere Hasn't Been Like This in 14 Million Years
Scientists whose work enabled mRNA Covid vaccine win medicine Nobel prize
Sci-fi books are rare in school even though they help kids better understand science
Seabirds that swallow ocean plastic waste have scarring in their stomachs – scientists have named this disease ‘plasticosis’
Secrets in the canopy: scientists discover 8 striking new bee species in the Pacific
The seductive, science fictional power of spreadsheets
Sex and gender in biology textbooks don’t mesh with science
Sexist Internet Trolls Are Targeting Women Climate Scientists Now
Since the late 19th century, adventurous female ‘eclipse chasers’ have contributed to science in Australia
‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point
Sky News Australia’s Outsiders breached industry code for accuracy on climate science, media watchdog finds
So You Want to Learn Physics…
The Southern Hemisphere Is Slowly Drying Out, Scientists Report
‘Stay safe’ – Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, a champion for the power of clear science communication
Stop renewables and wait for nuclear: Nationals stunning rejection of science and industry
Summer Sea Ice May Vanish From The Arctic in Just 10 Years, Scientists Warn
Tech Billionaires Need to Stop Trying to Make the Science Fiction They Grew Up on Real
There are new scientific insights into long Covid – but political will is waning
Through the magnifying glass: how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists understand baby corals
To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species’ most important locations
Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find
Use of antiviral may be fuelling evolution of Covid, scientists say
Volcanic microbe eats CO2 ‘astonishingly quickly’, say scientists
Warmer winters and more flooding will be the norm in the UK, scientists warn
We analysed citizen science to find Australia’s top 10 most elusive birds
We are watching the brutal reality of what climate scientists told us would happen. How will we respond?
We've Been Misreading a Major Law of Physics For The Past 300 Years
What has the Nobel Prize in Physics ever done for me?
What Would It Mean for Scientists to Listen to Patients?
‘Where did I go wrong?’ The scientist who tried to raise the climate alarm
Why does COVID-19 cause brain fog? Scientists may finally have an answer.
Why open-source generative AI models are an ethical way forward for science
Why scientists are making transparent wood
Why Tears of the Kingdom’s bridge physics have game developers wowed
'Worthless': Scientists Warn Carbon Offsets Are a Dangerous Illusion
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