CHIANG MAI – In the heat of the dry season in northern Thailand, Hmong villagers trudge through forested slopes, raking leaves and cutting brush with scissors, while others check the smoke on their phones. Across about a dozen villages in the hills of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, above the city of Chiang Mai, local volunteers … Read more
Spawning season has begun for Pacific herring (A group of pallas) in the waters of British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February to early May each year, thousands of small silver fish congregate in the shallows off the coast of Vancouver Island and create a spectacle that can sometimes be seen by satellites. The sheltered waters of … Read more
In the world of quantum physics, amazing events happen at incredible speeds. Processes that are thought to happen instantaneously, such as quantum entanglement, are now measured directly in tiny fractions of a second – attoseconds. It is like spending a short time revealing subtle details hidden in plain sight. Together with a group … Read more
The transition from water to land is a question that still puzzles scientists. Those ancient organisms would need to adapt to the many new challenges of life outside of water. So, how did they do that? In the 2025 study, my colleagues and I tried to understand the genetic basis of adaptation to life on … Read more
A Victorian shire recovering from bushfires that destroyed more than 50 homes and businesses is calling for the federal government to force fossil fuel companies to help finance the country’s climate disaster. The Mount Alexander Shire Council, an hour and a half northwest of Melbourne, is recovering from a fire that destroyed more than 50 … Read more
For thousands of years, people living high in the Andes of Argentina have relied on drinking water that could make many people sick. There, arsenic naturally occurring in the volcanic rocks seeps into the groundwater, contaminating local water supplies with levels of the toxic metalloid that can pose serious health risks to many people. But … Read more