2026

Vanderford Glacier (Credit: Monash SAEF) Governments have a crucial 30 to 50 year window to plan for rising sea levels using dependable computer models, before Antarctic ice melt becomes far harder to predict.Scientists say current Antarctic ice loss can guide sea-level planning until mid-century, but forecasts become far less certain later as retreat may accelerate….

On an infrared camera, a warm object normally stands out clearly against its cooler surroundings. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have now built a three-dimensional cloak that bends heat around an object entirely, erasing its thermal outline while keeping the space inside protected from extreme temperatures. Rather than blocking heat at a barrier,…

For decades, air-powered tyres have been the standard, but they remain vulnerable to sharp stones, nails and air leaks. However, an amazing solution is proposed by Nasa. Imagine you are cycling through the countryside on a crisp morning when suddenly, the dreaded hiss of a puncture ruins your journey.Glenn Research Center has developed a superelastic…

Some truths about life remain unchanged no matter how much the world evolves. Time moves quickly, opportunities rarely wait, and the decisions we make often shape our future in ways we cannot predict. The timeless saying, “Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult,” reflects on the challenges of living wisely in…

For decades, light and temperature have been regarded as the environmental signals that keep insects aligned with the passing day. Sunrise, sunset and shifting warmth have long been treated as the main forces that help regulate when animals move, feed or rest. Humidity, although it changes just as regularly in many places, has attracted far…

Every year, thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtles appear along Odisha‘s shoreline after spending much of their lives travelling across the Indian Ocean. Their arrival is so regular that it has long raised the same question: do they return to the same stretch of coast after disappearing for decades, scientists have been trying to answer…

Two students can walk into the exact same lesson and come away with completely different levels of understanding. One works with equipment that already does everything correctly, gets a clean result, and moves on without ever really knowing why it worked. The other builds something rough and unreliable, watches it fail in three different ways,…