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  • Explainer

    Cosmos Q&A: Concussion

    What causes concussion, and are we learning more about how to treat it?

    Concussion is sometimes still treated as a mystery in sport, but the field of concussion research began in 1928 – onl...

    Body and Mind April 12, 2021
  • Research

    Living fossil discovered below Earth’s surface

    Microbe may have been in evolutionary stasis for millions of years.

    A microbe that feeds on radioactivity has been at an evolutionary standstill for up to 175 million years, researchers...

    Earth Sciences April 12, 2021
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      Getting to zero

      Former chief scientist Alan Finkel discusses how we’ll shift greenhouse gas emissions to zero.

      Dr Alan Finkel trained as a neuroscientist and engineer and forged a successful career as a technology entrepreneur. ...

      Sustainability April 12, 2021
    • Video

      Chief scientist talks about AI, machine learning

      A special Cosmos Briefing panel including Dr Cathy Foley tackles some of the big future-science i...

      During a visit to Adelaide last week, chief scientist of Australia Dr Cathy Foley very kindly agreed to join a taped ...

      AI April 7, 2021
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      Cosmos Briefing: Supercomputing and Big Data

      Unravelling the analysis machines we turn to for answers.

      Join our Cosmos Briefing Supercomputing & Big Data, Thursday 15 April. Think of a computing process underpinned by...

      Computing March 25, 2021

    Space

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    • This week on Mars

      Helicopter Ingenuity safely deployed, but flight delayed.

      NASA announced yesterday that the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars helicopter will take place no earlier than 14 Ap...

      Space Exploration April 11, 2021

    • Martian climate had ups and downs

      Curiosity rover spies possible evidence for fluctuating wet and dry periods.

      While its sibling Perseverance has just landed on the Red Planet, the Curiosity rover – on Mars since 2012 – continue...

      Astronomy April 9, 2021

    • Exoplanet atmosphere hints it formed far from star

      Chemical fingerprint in exoplanet, Osiris, shows unexpectedly high carbon.

      An international team of astronomers has uncovered the atmospheric composition of the exoplanet HD 209458b (AKA Osiri...

      Space April 8, 2021

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    • Butterflies must gamble on unpredictable futures

      Climate change and food scarcity force butterflies to take risks.

      Even butterflies need to make decisions about adapting to a changing and unpredictable future, research shows. A t...

      Animals April 12, 2021

    • You may have missed...

      Stray science stories from last week to brighten your Monday.

      More than 5,000 tonnes of space dust hit Earth every year If you’ve ever seen a shooting star, you’ve encountered ...

      Animals April 12, 2021
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    • Poorer children “failed by system”

      Study reveals the extent of poverty as a barrier to education in low and middle income countries.

      Poorer children with academic promise in low- and middle-income countries are struggling to access higher education, ...

      Society April 7, 2021

    • Folbigg 2019 inquiry: guilty finding upheld

      Compelling recent scientific evidence remains unexamined by law.

      The Australian Academy of Science late yesterday released a statement about the NSW Court of Appeal’s decision to dis...

      Ethics March 25, 2021

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    • Aerosols have three different liquid phases

      A discovery about the chemistry of aerosols has implications for climate modelling and pollution ...

      Aerosols – tiny droplets of liquid suspended in the air – have interesting chemical and physical properties. They ...

      Chemistry April 13, 2021

    • Good (spider) vibrations

      Scientists create music from arachnid webs.

      The fascinating properties of spider webs could now be explored in an entirely new dimension: through music. The e...

      Physics April 12, 2021

    • Could muons rewrite the laws of physics?

      New experiment hints that subatomic particles are behaving weirdly, challenging the Standard Model.

      Muons don’t seem to be obeying the standard laws of physics, which suggests we don’t yet fully understand the standar...

      Physics April 9, 2021

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