Science confirms that red panda’s cuteness increases happiness
The first thoroughgoing conservation study of the charismatic red panda in Bhutan indicates that the conservation of this…
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Curious Kids: How are planets created?
It all starts with a cloud of gas and dust.
A new discovery shows major flowering plants are 150 million years older than previously thought
Millions of years before dinosaur footsteps first set tremors through the Earth, this flowering plant family was already thriving – and you can still find them in gardens today.
Thwaites Glacier: the melting, Antarctic monster of sea level rise – podcast
If and when the Thwaites Glacier melts, it will result in nearly 0.6 metres of sea level rise, but it holds back another three metres of sea level rise lurking within the Antarctic continent. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
In northern China, scientists have found what may be the 2 billion‑year‑old birthmarks of Earth’s first supercontinent
A big dip in the Earth’s crust may record an ancient continental collision from the dawn of plate tectonics.
Flies like yellow, bees like blue: how flower colours cater to the taste of pollinating insects
Plants use their flower colours for ‘brand recognition’ among insects - but also work together to attract more pollinators.
How Earth’s continents became twisted and contorted over millions of years
Giant forces slowly move continents across a viscous layer of the Earth, like biscuits gliding over a warm toffee ocean. This stresses the continents, and twists and contorts the crust.
Antarctica has a huge, completely hidden mountain range. New data reveals its birth over 500 million years ago
The mysterious ‘ghost mountains’ – buried beneath kilometres of Antarctic ice – have puzzled scientists for decades.
What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?
We undertook a 28-day voyage to explore a possible lost continent in a remote part of the Coral Sea, in an area off the coast of Queensland. Here’s what we found.
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