Backyard critters get celeb treatment with glam photo shoots
27 September 2017
The Meet Your Neighbours project aims to spark interest in otherwise overlooked bugs, birds and bees
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A cheap pollution sensor will keep you off the dirtiest roads
26 September 2017
This wearable device reveals exposure to the three worst pollutants, linking it with online maps to help you avoid poor air, a bit like a Fitbit for pollution
Huge space rocks could have helped start Earth’s plate tectonics
25 September 2017
Nobody knows how or why plate tectonics got started on Earth. But new evidence suggest collisions with space rocks millions of years ago may have something to do with it
Plan to save Great Barrier Reef from encroaching farm pollution
22 September 2017
A major project is underway to protect Australia’s Great Barrier Reef from being smothered and poisoned by agricultural runoff
There is no way to spot big earthquakes ahead of time
21 September 2017
Large earthquakes look just like small ones when they start out, so early warning systems have no clues to help figure out if a quake is going to be huge
Another lost tribe feared massacred - how can we save the rest?
21 September 2017
Should we leave uncontacted tribes alone or try to usher them into the modern world to protect them from violence and disease, wonders Curtis Abraham
Robots can hitch-hike on sharks thanks to ultrastrong sucker
20 September 2017
A suction cup modelled on how a strange faeces-eater attaches to other fish can withstand a pull of 340 times its weight, letting robots ride sharks and whales
