Forget Eskimos and their 50 words for ice: this meteorologist has compiled a list of just about every type of wind you can poke a weathervane at, from Abroholos to Zephyros and many other hair-ruffling gusts in between.

It was declared extinct over 100 years ago, but the elusive Australian night parrot is making a miraculous comeback­.

In war-torn Syria, an underground seed bank fights for the region’s plant life. 

Squids, stem cells and pigeon blood vessels never looked so good. 

These architects are taking the idea of living on the moon very seriously. Here are some of their plans.

Finally: a kit for anyone who’s ever wanted to conduct their own crazy science experiments, but never had a lab to do them in.

Would you like to see Tassie devils return to the Australian mainland? That’s just one of the crazy things that could happen if the “rewilding” movement gets its way.

Aboriginal astronomy fuses 60,000 years of Indigenous knowledge with theoretical physics – and modern street maps. 

Travel back in time with this soundscape from the world’s leading “archaeologist of sound”. 

Good news: Lucky Peach reckon they've discovered the perfect hangover cure. Bad news: it's probably quite unpalatable – especially when you’re hung-over.