Jupiter's magnetic fields may stop its wind bands from going deep into the gas giant
Aug 13, 2018 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
One of the most striking features of Jupiter a gaseous giant with no solid surface is the coloured bands that encircle the planet. These bands are so large and distinct that they can be seen from here on Earth using a...
The US plan for a Space Force risks escalating a 'space arms race'
Aug 13, 2018 14:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
United States Vice President Mike Pence has confirmed overnight plans to create a Space Force as the sixth branch of the US military. He repeated comments from President Donald Trump, who had said that American...
The mysterious Pilostyles is a plant within a plant
Aug 13, 2018 13:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In 1946, forestry officer Charles Hamilton found something unusual on a shrubby native pea plant growing in Mundaring, near Perth. The pea had strange knobs on its stems, which looked like odd (and very un-pea-like)...
Labor states keep the National Energy Guarantee in play but withhold agreement
Aug 13, 2018 13:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Labor states have kept the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) alive but withheld the in-principle support the federal government had originally hoped to extract from Fridays meeting of the COAG Energy Council. The next...
The Taj Mahal is wasting away, and it may soon hit the point of no return
Aug 13, 2018 13:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The saying goes that the Taj Mahal is pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening, and golden when the moon shines. Though this may once have been true for the famously pristine marble monument, a mixture of...
England invented football – but Scots made it the success it has become
Aug 13, 2018 13:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
In his book, How Scots Invented the Modern World, American writer Arthur Herman credited the inventiveness of Sots in numerous fields including science, education, medicine, and philosophy and medicine. In so doing, he...
Lady Gaga's Twitter blunder and why speculating about suicide after a celebrity death is problematic
Aug 13, 2018 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Lady Gagas apology if I spoke too soon about the tragic passing of Rick Genest a Canadian artist, actor, and fashion model, also known as Zombie Boy highlights how difficult it can be to talk about sudden and unexpected...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects