Skeptical Science New Research for Week #38 2025
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #38 2025 Posted on 18 September 2025 by Doug Bostrom, Marc Kodack Open access notables The weak land carbon sink hypothesis, Randerson et al.,…
Weak climate target prioritises fossil fuel profits over safety of our communities
SYDNEY, Thursday 18 September 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has branded the Albanese government’s new 2035 climate target as weak, dangerous and drastically short of what’s needed to meet the…
Revealed: The 5 distinct patterns of overeating – so, are you a take-out feaster or a restaurant reveller?
Whether it’s a delicious pizza or a moreish kebab, we all enjoy a takeaway from time to time. However, for some people, gorging on take–out meals is a compulsion that’s…
iPhone users BLAST Apple’s ‘disgustingly ugly’ iOS 26 update – as they claim the Liquid Glass design has rendered the devices ‘unreadable’
Apple finally released one of its most exciting iPhone updates this week – iOS 26. The design overhaul brings translucent, glass–like effects known as ‘Liquid Glass’ to app icons, the…
Meet the ‘world’s cutest sea monster’: Scientists discover an adorable snailfish nearly 10,800ft underwater – as amazed viewers compare it to a Pokémon
When you go this deep, you’d expect any sign of life to be pretty terrifying. So scientists were delighted to discover an adorable new species of snailfish thousands of feet…
Soil warming experiments challenge assumptions about climate change
A study examining the effects of higher temperatures on soil shows that warming alone does not increase levels of carbon dioxide emitted from the soil. Instead, higher temperatures combined with…
Germany Faces Challenging Winter Of Power Outages As Energy Supply Struggles
Germany’s Energy Crisis: A Look At What’s Ahead Symbol image created by Grok 3 AI The head of transmission system operator Amprion, Christoph Müller, warns that Germany’s energy supply is…
Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report
Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report Posted on 17 September 2025 by dana1981 This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections he amount of heat trapped by…
The moon is drifting AWAY from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year – and it could mean days become 25 hours long, scientists warn
It’s the reliable celestial companion that’s stuck around for 4.5 billion years. But the moon is slowly drifting away from Earth, a physicist has revealed. Dr Stephen DiKerby, a researcher…
WA EPA opens referral of Woodside’s Browse Basin ‘carbon dumping’ plans for public comment
PERTH, Wednesday 17 September 2025 – The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has accepted a joint referral by the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and Greenpeace Australia Pacific (GPAP)…