Watch: Physicists discover a mysterious new type of ‘disappearing’ aurora light display

It started with an ‘eraser event’, where a bright light appears during the aurora and then suddenly disappears.

Scroll Staff

· Yesterday · 10:42 am

Vegetables are more sustainable than meat even when imported from the farthest corner of Earth

Transport is only a small part of your carbon footprint.

Tamas Lestar, The Conversation

· May 15, 2021 · 11:30 pm

India’s vaccine booking system is so inefficient that people are turning to tech workarounds

The biggest glitch in the country’s inoculation programme continues to be its high dependency on technology.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· May 10, 2021 · 01:30 pm

‘Act responsibly’: NASA pulls up China after rocket crashes into Indian Ocean

According to the Chinese authorities, debris of the rocket landed near Maldives .

Scroll Staff

· May 10, 2021 · 07:59 am

IQ scores improved through the 20th century. Does that mean humans got smarter?

Or have we reached peak human intelligence?

Roger Staff, The Conversation

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Lawrence Whalley, The Conversation

· May 08, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Why we can still recognise people in face masks

Even though they cover most of our features, face masks are no match for our highly-evolved capacity to recognise friends.

Eilidh Noyes, The Conversation

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Katie Gray, The Conversation

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Kay Ritchie, The Conversation

· May 06, 2021 · 11:30 pm

A giant piece of a Chinese rocket is falling back to Earth. Should you be worried?

It is impossible to predict exactly where the pieces that do not burn up in the atmosphere might land.

Steven Freeland, The Conversation

· May 05, 2021 · 11:30 pm

There’s a revolution coming in voice profiling and the warning signs are loud and clear

Marketers will soon be able to use AI-assisted vocal analysis to gain insights into shoppers’ inclinations.

Joseph Turow, The Conversation

· May 04, 2021 · 11:30 pm

As medical oxygen turns into a luxury, scientists are working on a cheaper way to produce it

By studying different materials that store and separate gases, scientists see potential in some affordable solutions for devices such as oxygen concentrators.

David Fairen-Jimenez, The Conversation

· May 03, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Facebook ‘likes’ change how you feel about your memories

In some cases, people would hold back from sharing a memory in case it didn't receive enough likes.

David Beer, The Conversation

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Benjamin Jacobsen, The Conversation

· May 02, 2021 · 11:30 pm

I spy with my little eye: High-tech contact lenses may one day replace smartphones

Contact lens technology is reaching the point where science fiction meets reality.

Bishakh Rout, The Conversation

· May 01, 2021 · 11:30 pm

What is Apple’s new ‘app tracking transparency’? Why has it angered Facebook? And should you use it?

The new iPhone operating system lets you opt out of having your online habits tracked by apps. That’s a big part of Facebook's business model.

Paul Haskell-Dowland, The Conversation

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Nikolai Hampton, The Conversation

· Apr 30, 2021 · 11:30 pm