Access to fossil fuels drove the definition of nations’ sovereignty over submarine continental extensions. Now we need an ...

NSW’s vast collection of plant specimens is not just for budding botanists. For the first time, artists and designers have ...

Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance who is the leader of the Vendée Globe crossed the equator back into the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday afternoon at 1438hrs UTC. His elapsed time ...

You can save an amaryllis bulb, and with the right care, can get it to rebloom next holiday season. Here are the exact ...

It's January and a new year is underway. Here are some educational/entertaining facts for this special time of year.

The daily weather we experience is largely shaped by atmospheric conditions nearly 30,000 feet above us, where a key factor ...

Styrians were already captivated by auroras last year. And there is a good chance that the night sky will light up again and ...

Plumtree was of course referring to the taxing year-round playing schedule of top-flight South African players who ...

At 7:28 this morning, the earth reached the point at which it is closest to the sun in its orbit, known as the perihelion.

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an ...

The first meteor shower of the year, the Quadrantids, peaks tonight, Jan. 2, and on Jan. 3 according to NASA. NASA called ...

O ne of the most prolific meteor showers of the year peaks immediately in January. Tomorrow, Saturday 4, the Quadrantids will ...