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What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures?
Global temperatures are expected to rise in the coming months as El Niño begins. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environmen...
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NASA Knows: What Is Mass Distribution?
This article is for students grades 5-8. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - News Releases and links readers to the original publisher for the fu...
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Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly as progress slows
The amount of planet-warming gases produced in 2024 fell by 1% compared to the previous year. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science &am...
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Simple tips to help the UK's butterflies
Simple tips to help the UK's butterflies Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environment and links readers to the original publ...
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UK's last outstanding coal mine plan rejected
Plans to dig for 85,000 tonnes of coal at Glan Lash mine near Llandybie have been refused. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science &...
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UK's first Mars landing honoured with 13 plaques
Beagle 2 reached the surface in 2003, but it was not known until 2015, a professor says. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & En...
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Water voles return to reserve after 40 years
The town council says the rodent has returned to Batford Springs after 40 years. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & Environmen...
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San Francisco’s Metropolitan Mosaic
Urban development, green spaces, and maritime activity converge in this Northern California city. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - News Releas...
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Blue mushrooms, shy trees and glowing seas: Beaker Street science photography prize – in pictures
The 12 finalists will be exhibited at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery during Beaker Street festival from 6 to 17 August, including images of newborn...
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How NASA Science and Artemis Are Shaping the 2026 FIFA World Cup
As the FIFA World Cup approaches, NASA is bringing space science and engineering to soccer fans worldwide. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - Ne...
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Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space
This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Sci...
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Watch: Southern Lights timelapse filmed from space
This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Sci...
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How Richard Scolyer made his mark in melanoma research
Before being diagnosed with cancer, the 2024 Australian of the Year was a leading melanoma researcher, developing better therapies for those with the dise...
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Supersonic!
On June 5, 2026, NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet s...
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NASA’s INCUS Satellites Progress Toward Launch
Description One of the three satellites that make up NASA’s INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) mission sits on a fixture at the facilities of Bl...
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People love working from home. But does it love them back? A new study says no
A new study finds that people in remote jobs are more socially isolated, anxious and sad, compared to people not in remote jobs. Newsiline summarises this...
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Top five-a-day foods new study says your heart needs
Not all fruit and veg is equal for getting nutrients called flavanols, say researchers. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Health and links...
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Afternoon Update: Gillard condemns ‘ditch the witch’ billboard; cancer researcher Richard Scolyer dies; and how to scroll less
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea
A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily. Newsiline summarises t...
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Digging Back in Time in the UAE
Once below a shallow sea, Jabal al Fāyah now stands above the desert in the United Arab Emirates as a reminder of a watery past and early human survival....
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Richard Scolyer shares his ‘greatest lesson’ in open letter to Australians before famed cancer researcher’s death aged 59
‘My intention is for this letter to be published upon my passing – as my final farewell,’ Scolyer wrote Richard Scolyer, cancer researcher and former Aust...
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Richard Scolyer, acclaimed melanoma researcher who tried experimental treatment on his own brain cancer – obituary
Pathologist and athlete who was Australian of the year in 2024 underwent a bold experimental treatment after devastating brain cancer diagnosis Richard Sc...
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Richard Scolyer, cancer researcher and former Australian of the year, dies aged 59
Scolyer, who did pioneering work on immunotherapy, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in 2023 Prof Richard Scolyer, the world-renowned cancer rese...
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'What a legacy': Pioneering researcher Richard Scolyer dies aged 59
The 2024 Australian of the Year Professor Richard Scolyer has died. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the orig...
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Iran closes airspace after 'warning' attacks against Israel
Iran has closed part of its airspace after firing missiles toward Israel. Newsiline summarises this report from Deutsche Welle - All English and links rea...
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Ecologist calls for plastics ban in cemetery
Alison Fure is asking the council to begin phasing out plastic decorative items, including flowers. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Scien...
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Mountain path repairs 'first big work' since 1980s
A helicopter is used to transport more than 100 tonnes of stone to the site at Helvellyn. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Science & E...
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How a virtual space battle lost gamers £400,000
One of the most violent chapters in EVE Online history wiped out an empire that had taken years to build. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News -...
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Astronauts return to ISS after sheltering during air leak repair attempt
Russian attempt to repair tunnel area sparks safe-haven procedure for five other astronauts onboard. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Scie...
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NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Flies Supersonic for First Time
NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the sta...
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NASA Announces Winners of 2026 University Innovation Competition
NASA announced the Massachusetts Institute of Technology project, Exploration-Class Lunar Integrated Power SystEm, as the first place winner for the 2026...
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NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth
Since NASA’s Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10 after their record-setting mission around the Moon, science tea...
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NASA Satellites Help Map Ocean Nutrient Stress
Editor’s note: This article was updated on June 5. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - Recently Published and links readers to the original publi...
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NASA Satellites Uncover Large-Scale Ocean Nutrient Stress
As Earth’s oceans warm, microscopic marine organisms are experiencing increasing stress due to a lack of vital nutrients. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Nasa tells ISS astronauts to shelter during air leak repair attempt
Russian attempt to repair tunnel area sparks safe-haven procedure for five other astronauts onboard. Newsiline summarises this report from BBC News - Scie...
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NASA orders astronauts to take shelter after new leak aboard the International Space Station
The five astronauts moved into the SpaceX capsule that is docked at the station while cosmonauts worked to fix the leak, which is on the Russian side of t...