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Without these women, man would not have walked on the moon
Numerous unsung women, from computer engineers and mathematicians to secretaries and seamstresses, helped put a man on the moon. Here are the stories of some of those women
Heat Wave NYC: Live Updates as Dangerous Temperatures Arrive
OZY Fest and the New York Triathlon were canceled and cooling centers were opened as New Yorkers braced for a brutal weekend.
James Renwick
Fifty years on from #Apollo50, #climatechange is our moonshot moment. Will we be up to the challenge?
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Emily Writes: Where are the Millions of Dads for climate action?
For generations, women have done the heavy lifting in the fight for social change. What will it take to get more men to give a fuck about their children's future?
At every question and answer session I attend, I get a variation of the same...
Your Apollo 11-Inspired Guide to Eclipses, Supermoons and More Lunar Events
Eclipses, supermoons and other astronomical highlights to look forward to, years into the future.
Moon landing 50 years ago: Why many Kiwis still think it didn't happen
The moon landing was a milestone for humanity. But for too many Kiwis, it never happened.
Held captive by his carers for four weeks, let’s look at Boris Johnson’s best bits | Marina Hyde
Barring applying to join a sex cult, we must conclude there is no process as rigorous as the Tory leadership election, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Measuring carbon footprints key tool to reduce emissions
Imagine Nelson being the first New Zealand city to reach the milestone of zero net emissions.
James Renwick: Climate change deniers' arguments are 'fact-free'
There's not a climate scientist alive who disagrees with the physics of climate change, writes James Renwick.
Coastal erosion forces Timaru sports clubs to move
South Canterbury Deerstalkers Association and the Timaru Pistol Club have no choice but to move, because the cliff edge - only metres away from their club rooms - is falling into the sea.
James Renwick
Coastal erosion has accelerated near Timaru, apparently nobody knows why. No mention in this story of #sealevelrise or #climatechange
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The IPCC AR5 attribution statement
Last year I discussed the basis of the AR4 attribution statement: Most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. In...
Peter Williams: The science is never settled on the moon being made of cheese
The newsreader turned talkback host Peter Williams (not Peter Williams) is furious about the mainstream refusal to acknowledge the cheesiness of the moon.
I'm sorry but my head still hurts.
Yesterday I blew to smithereens the so-called...
James Renwick
"Delicious cheese. The internet. My head. Thank you." Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Australia keeps voting for coal, but investors are quietly abandoning plans for new mines
Even as the most recent election became about the Adani coal mine in Queensland, Chinese investors have abandoned plans for a bigger mine near it.
Lake discovered 11,000ft high in the Alps, in 'truly alarming' sign of climate change
‘I have been up there a fair amount of times and I have never seen liquid water up there,’ says mountaineer
Trashformers: making waste useful
Like Transformers, Taranaki’s youth are heroes working to save their environment - but by morphing washed up plastics into useful products.
chrislgarry/Apollo-11
Apollo-11 - Original Apollo 11 Guidance Computer (AGC) source code for the command and lunar modules.
Science to Action: Communication of Science - Practice, Research and Reflection
Do you consider yourself a science communicator or science communication researcher? Does your research group or institution participate in public engagement activities? Have you ever evaluated, studied, or published your education, outreach or...
10 Breakthrough Technologies Can Help Feed the World Without Destroying It
How can the world feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050 while also advancing economic development, protecting forests and stabilizing the climate? Technological innovations like plant-based "beef" and low-emissions rice can help.
Big boost to tiny kākāriki karaka as 150 chicks hatch this season
The population of one of New Zealand's rarest birds has potentially doubled in its best breeding season in decades.