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
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 (mostly) scientific ranking of takeout containers – from best to worst for the environment
A new ‘AI scientist’ can write science papers without any human input. Here’s why that’s a problem
A shocking 79% of female scientists have negative experiences during polar field work
A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine
Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries
AI is set to transform science – but will we understand the results?
Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?
Aristotle, Aelian and the giant octopus: the earliest ‘citizen science’ goes back more than 2,000 years
As 12 months of record heat stack up, scientists unpack the impacts around the globe
As Covid Spread, a Strain of Flu Disappeared. Now Scientists Say a Second Could Go Too
As record heat risks bleaching 73% of the world’s coral reefs, scientists ask ‘what do we do now?’
Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will hit economy, scientist warns
Australian scientists genetically engineer common fly species to eat more of humanity’s waste
Australia’s chief scientist takes on the journal publishers gatekeeping knowledge
Australia’s soils are notoriously poor. Here’s how scientists are working to improve them
Beaver pair reducing flood risks, scientists say
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
‘Best slow TV ever’: scientists mount cameras on endangered sea lions to map Australia’s ocean floor
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
The brain makes a lot of waste. Now scientists think they know where it goes
Bringing back Sri Lanka’s mangroves with science and community spirit
By a nose: Australian science prize goes to team who use odours to distract predators from endangered species
Citizen scientists can help save Australia’s threatened species if we give them more direction
The Climate Change We've Already Created Will Last 50,000 Years, Scientists Warn
Climate scientist Mark Maslin: ‘We have all the technology we need to move to a cleaner, renewable world’
Climate scientist Susan Solomon: ‘Let’s not give up now – we’re right on the cusp of success’
Climate scientists call on Labour to pause £1bn plans for carbon capture
compassion for the computer scientists
Computer science pioneer Niklaus Wirth passes away
COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)
Coral restoration is a speculative, feel-good science that won’t save our reefs
Corporations using ‘ineffectual’ carbon offsets are slowing path to ‘real zero’, more than 60 climate scientists say
The COVID-safe strategies Australian scientists are using to protect themselves from the virus
CSIRO defends GenCost – and science – as Coalition and Murdoch go nuclear against key institutions
'Dance Your Ph.D.' winner on science, art, and embracing his identity
Deadly Fungal Infections Causing a 'Silent Pandemic', Scientists Warn
Diving with penguins: tech gives ocean scientists a bird’s-eye view of foraging in Antarctic waters
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
Ed Stone, Former Director of JPL, Voyager Project Scientist, Dies
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
EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.
The evolving art and science of agrivoltaics
Faced with dwindling bee colonies, scientists are arming queens with robots and smart hives
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
Fieldwork can be challenging for female scientists. Here are 5 ways to make it better
Florence Bell died unrecognised for her contributions to DNA science – decades on female researchers are still being sidelined
Four years on: the career costs for scientists battling long COVID
Friday essay: love and loss in outer space – Ceridwen Dovey on how scientists feel about space objects
From net zero to Indigenous knowledge, Australia has finally set new science priorities. How can we meet them?
Fungi to the rescue: South African scientists use innovative approach to protect apple trees
Glitter has lost its shine – but scientists may have found a safer substitute
Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says
Goldmine’ of century-old wheat varieties could help to feed the world, scientists say
Good news for chocolate lovers as Swiss scientists find way to make the treat more sustainable
Governments are pushing teen social media bans – but behind the scenes is a messy fight over science
Here’s why more Australian scientists should team up with authors on books about animals
‘Hope has to be a strategy’: the scientist who refused to let the climate warmongers win
How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
How learning about the science of shyness helped me
How mainstream climate science endorsed the fantasy of a global warming time machine
How scientists and a community are bringing a Bornean river corridor back to life
How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
‘I am more worried than ever’: Scientists explain why record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge
I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope
Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say
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.
“I’m not interested in the fanatics:” Dutton responds to science academy’s report on nuclear SMRs
In early 2029, Earth will likely lock into breaching key warming threshold, scientists calculate
Indigenous People Mix Ancient and Modern Science to Protect Salmon and Bears
Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time. Here’s how
Inside the Frozen Zoo, where scientists put disappearing species on ice: ‘It’s banking hope’
Intellectual humility is a key ingredient for scientific progress
Is legal jargon actually a ‘magic spell’? Science says maybe
‘It could be the death of the museum’: why research cuts at a South Australian institution have scientists up in arms
It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there
Italian scientists create Butterfly Forest in tropical mountain greenhouse
It's Time: Scientists Urge The World to Declare a New Epoch on The Moon
Jo Brand translated my science. I’m certain that comedy can connect people to climate change
‘Junk science’ is being used in Australian courtrooms, and wrongful convictions are at stake
La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane season – an atmospheric scientist explains this climate phenomenon
Ladies Who Lab: Lesser-Known Women in Science, 1920–1970
‘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 patients need scientific ambition, not defeatism
Long COVID science, research and policy
Love for cats lures students into this course, which uses feline research to teach science
Low Orbit Satellite Companies Respond To Scientists’ Concerns About Light And Environmental Pollution With Even Bigger, Brighter Satellites
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
Monday was the warmest day recorded on Earth. But how do scientists actually measure that?
‘Most of it was dead’: scientists discover one of Great Barrier Reef’s worst coral bleaching events
Myrtle rust is lethal to Australian plants. Could citizen scientists help track its spread?
NASA launches a billion-dollar Earth science mission Trump tried to cancel
Netflix’s You Are What You Eat uses a twin study. Here’s why studying twins is so important for science
New 3D cosmic map raises questions over future of universe, scientists say
One of science’s greatest achievements: how the rapid development of COVID vaccines prepares us for future pandemics
The overshoot myth: you can’t keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C
Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves. Research shows the science is behind them
Paris 2024 Olympics to debut high-level breakdancing – and physics in action
Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe
Plastic pollution is changing entire Earth system, scientists find
Policy experts, scientists, disability groups urge Biden to address the Long Covid crisis
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows
Prestigious journals make it hard for scientists who don’t speak English to get published. And we all lose out
The ‘publish or perish’ mentality is fuelling research paper retractions – and undermining science
Reef in crisis: Scientists despair – and are reduced to tears – as corals perish
Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition - even if you back climate science
Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss
‘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
Science Announces Positive Preliminary Results For Vision Restoration In Pivotal Clinical Trial
Science Fiction and the Death of the Sun
Science fiction master Vernor Vinge dead at 79
Science is a human right − and its future is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The science of happier dogs: 5 tips to help your canine friends live their best life
The science of the ideal salad dressing
The scientist who tested his revolutionary medicine on his own brain cancer: ‘It seemed worth it to give it a crack’
Scientists and comedians join forces to get climate crisis message across
Scientists at Spain meeting sound alarm over ocean warming
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 claim PV systems combined with thermoelectric cooling may achieve 6-year payback time
Scientists contest environment minister’s claim of ‘blitzing’ Australia’s ocean reserve expansion goal
Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature
Scientists discover heat-tolerant corals hidden in plain sight. Could it help protect the Great Barrier Reef?
Scientists discover plastic-eating fungi that could help clean up world’s oceans
Scientists’ experiment is ‘beacon of hope’ for coral reefs on brink of global collapse
Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars’
Scientists Find the Largest Known Genome Inside a Small Plant
Scientists have discovered that Earth’s carbon sinks are not really carbon sinking at the moment
Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes
Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Pluto’s largest moon – offering clues about how it formed
Scientists issue warning about increasingly alarming whale behavior due to human activity: 'Distinct and concerning changes'
Scientists May Have Found a Way to Save The Banana From Extinction
Scientists protest Toyota's hydrogen car for being too dirty
Scientists push new paradigm of animal consciousness, saying even insects may be sentient
Scientists Put Prisoners In A Luxury 5-Star Prison, This Is What Happened
Scientists report 'remarkable' return of rare endangered frog species: 'Future projects like this will assist in the recovery of these threatened species'
Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
Scientists say they've made a breakthrough in efforts to bring back the extinct Tasmanian tiger
Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake
Scientists Studying Earth's Trees Issue a Bleak Warning to Humanity
Scientists Warn Brain Diseases Are Getting Worse as Climate Change Intensifies
Scientists warn Coldplay fans to dust off face masks ahead of Perth concerts
Scientists Warn The Atmosphere Hasn't Been Like This in 14 Million Years
Scottish scientist uncovers astonishing evidence that whales 'talk'
Secrets in the canopy: scientists discover 8 striking new bee species in the Pacific
Sex and gender in biology textbooks don’t mesh with science
‘The situation has become appalling’: fake scientific papers push research credibility to crisis point
The Southern Hemisphere Is Slowly Drying Out, Scientists Report
Startup makes old cargo plane technology new again with cost-cutting approach to shipping: 'The physics are in our favor'
State of the science on plastic chemicals
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
This bird came back from extinction - now scientists in an aircraft are teaching it to migrate
This Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions
Tiger shark regurgitates whole echidna, leaving Australian scientists ‘stunned’
To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species’ most important locations
Trying to reverse climate change won’t save us, scientists warn
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 have emotions too’: Climate scientists respond to attacks on objectivity
What pathogen might spark the next pandemic? How scientists are preparing for ‘disease X’
What to Know about Project 2025’s Dangers to Science
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 robots can be culturally insensitive – and how scientists are trying to fix it
Why scientists are making transparent wood
Why scientists fear a second Trump term, and what they are doing about it
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