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‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery

Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSwarms of bogong moths have surprised New South Wales residents over the last few days – with experts saying sightings of the endangered native insect are cause for excitement rather than alarm.Hundreds of moth sightings in coastal areas were posted over the weekend to the iNaturalist page for Bogong Watc…

The Guardian World ·

Science 🇩🇪 Germany

Male infertility is 'grossly underreported'

It's not all on women anymore — doctors do test men for sperm count and motility. But still too few men get checked, possibly due to a misconception that a healthy sex life means healthy sperm. Spoiler: It doesn't.

Deutsche Welle ·

Science 🇩🇪 Germany

Why we're still looking for dark matter

When physicists said they may have spotted evidence of dark matter almost 100 years after it was proposed as a theory, the internet lit up. Here's why we're searching for the thing that holds everything else together.

Deutsche Welle ·

Science 🇩🇪 Germany

Conspiracy theories can provide answers but not peace

Twenty-five years after 9/11, conspiracy theories about the terrorist attacks persist. But even as an attempt to make sense of a tragedy, psychologists say the benefit in conspiracy ideation or belief is short-lived.

Deutsche Welle ·