Cosmos Magazine

Cosmos is a science magazine published every three months, designed to spark curiosity about 'The Science of Everything' and ensure that science is approachable for all. We provide the newest updates in science, featuring stunning visuals, straightforward explanations of recent findings and advancements, along with engaging articles. With a total of 47 accolades for exceptional journalism and design, Cosmos is available in print, as a digital edition that is refreshed daily, and through our daily and weekly e-newsletters. Additionally, we offer educational resources, including tailored lessons that align with the curriculum for students in years 7 to 10.

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SUVs and light trucks deadly to kids, cyclists, pedestrians

1 day ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Imma Perfetto

Consumers are switching from small and medium-sized passenger cars in favour of taller, heavier SUVs and light trucks, but a new study has brought the threat to vulnerable pedestrians and cyclists back into the headlights. A review of scientific research has found that pedestrians and cyclists are 44% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV or light truck, compared to a passenger car.
Watch flamingos create water tornadoes to trap their prey

2 days ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Imma Perfetto

Flamingos are known for posing serenely on one leg in extreme wetlands, placidly bobbing their heads into the shallow water to feed. But a new study has revealed there’s more going on beneath the surface than meets the eye.
Could this ping-pong robot outplay you?

2 days ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Imma Perfetto

The latest in ping-pong playing robots has outperformed its predecessors and may soon surpass the strike speeds of top human players, according to its creators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory. The team designed the multijointed robotic arm to wield a standard ping-pong paddle and hit an incoming ball towards a precise location on a table.
The shape of a musical triangle produces its unique sound

4 days ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Imma Perfetto

New research which “observed” sound has revealed the intriguing physics behind one of orchestras’ simplest instrument – the triangle. Made of a single metal rod bent into the shape of a triangle with one open end, the triangle hangs suspended from a string or wire at the top closed corner. Striking the metal with a beater creates the sound. This slightly absurd percussive instrument produces a distinct “twinkling” sound of indefinite pitch.
Watch air-powered robot walk, swim without a computer

5 days ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Imma Perfetto

Researchers have created a soft robot that walks, hops, and swims using legs that resemble inflatable, wavey air dancers which grab customers’ attention on the roadside. The machine is powered only by a continuous stream of air but moves surprisingly quickly and can even avoid obstacles. All this is accomplished without the aid of a computer, software, or sensors. The continuous stream of air causes each of the soft, tubular legs to oscillate.
Wasp mums have remarkable memory for feeding their babies

5 days ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Imma Perfetto

Female digger wasps seem to have far superior memory for scheduling important tasks than I do. A new study has found that mother wasps can remember the locations of up to 9 of their nests at once and can feed their offspring in age order – picking the nest that contains their eldest in 81% of cases. The female wasps can even remember the offspring that started out with more food and delay feeding them. This intricate scheduling reduces the chance that their babies will starve.
Smart sponge device based on balsa wood captures water from thin air

5 days ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Evrim Yazgin

A sponge-like device produced by engineers in Australia and China can capture water from thin air. The researchers say it could be used in arid regions of the world to collect water. A device, described in a paper published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, works in areas of low humidity where other technologies such as fog harvesting or radiative cooling struggle. The new design is effective in humidity levels of 30% to 90% and temperatures from 5°C to 55°C.
First images of individual, free-moving atoms taken by physicists

6 days ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Evrim Yazgin

Physicists have taken the first images of individual atoms interacting with each other, helping to prove theoretical correlations that had never been directly observed. The findings are published in the Physical Review Letters. Images of individual atoms have been taken before – but only ever in the context of a crystal-like structure or in strong fields where the atoms cannot move. The new images begin with a “cloud” of freely moving atoms.
Calls for a ‘fundamental change’ in deep ocean exploration

1 week ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Imma Perfetto

Despite covering 66% of the Earth’s surface, the deep ocean remains one of Earth’s great mysteries, and a new report has brought to light just how little we know about these vast regions. For example, it’s been determined that only 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed by humans. The estimated area, 2130km2, is only roughly the size of the US state of Rhode Island (2678 km2) or the Australian Capital Territory (2,358 km2).
Kids will experience ‘unfair’ exposure to climate extremes

1 week ago | cosmosmagazine.com | Imma Perfetto

Today’s children will endure exposure to more climate extremes in their lifetime than any generation before them, a new study published in Nature has projected. Climate extremes, including heatwaves, crop failures, river floods, tropical cyclones, wildfires and droughts, will increase in frequency and intensity with continued atmospheric warming. Global average temperatures are rising at unprecedented rates due to greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere by human activities.