A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake has wrecked havoc on Russia (July 29) causing residents of the Kamchatka Peninsula to rush to safety as buildings shake and shatter. The earthquake is the sixth strongest ever recorded and the largest since the 2011 earthquake that hit Japan, triggering widespread tsunami waves ofContinue Reading
American astronaut Don Pettit has shared a video of the elusive flamingo pink aurora filmed from the International Space Station looking out onto Earth. In a vibrant atomic oxygen light show, the ISS flies above the green aurora but straight through the higher altitude reds revealing the bright pink aurora.Continue Reading
Thirty years after a heat wave killed hundreds in Chicago, a sociologist explains how governments deflected blame after disasters then and now. By Kiley Bense In the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding in Texas last week, government officials from President Traitor 47 to the governor of Texas to county representativesContinue Reading
Stargazers were in for a treat on 10 July as the first full moon of summer 2025 (aka the Buck Moon) created an unusual illusion in the night sky. A ‘moon illusion’ is a striking phenomenon that plays tricks on the mind, making the moon appear larger than usual withContinue Reading
Our universe could be trapped in a billion-light-year-wide cosmic void, according to new research by scientists at the University of Portsmouth. A team of astronomers have looked at the echoes left by the ‘soundwaves’ of the Big Bang, and theorised that our corner of the universe could be a lotContinue Reading
As you check into the airport, browse duty-free, and count down the minutes to your holiday, consider this, aliens might be watching you. According to new research presented at the Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting 2025, radar systems at major airports could be alerting intelligent alien civilisations to ourContinue Reading
The Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) has begun the next stage of their groundbreaking Mammal Restoration Project releasing over 100 endangered Woylies (Brush-tailed Bettongs) outside a feral predator-free fenced area in Western Australia. Woylies have been absent from the Wheatbelt region for over 100 years, until 2015, when AWC began reintroducingContinue Reading