Flooding in Ingham in 2018. The driver stopped and reversed direction when he came across the flooding. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Western lobbyists, right-wingers fuelling distrust of climate scientists: UNSW study

Flooding in Ingham, Qld, in 2018. This driver is in the process of reversing direction. Photo taken, slightly modified by: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Climate scientists have become the least trusted type of scientist, fuelled by Western political and fossil fuel opposition, new research reveals. A new study by a team from the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk &…

Peak intensity of CO emission from 15 sources, or planet nurseries, that were surveyed. Photo: exoALMA.

Five new baby planets found by astronomers and a giant telescope in Chile

Images of the peak intensity of CO emissions captured from some of the 15 planet nurseries that were surveyed. Photo: exoALMA. An interstellar ‘hunt’ led by Australian researchers has discovered signs of five new baby planets that are still growing. A technique developed by Monash University astronomers (advanced imaging) was used to detect planets previously…