News
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COVID booster: vaccine news and game theory
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Wily lyrebirds
The males mimic noisy flocks to boost mating success.
Males are prone to try anything to get lucky, and lyrebirds seem to have it clinched, according to study published in...
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Australian engineers complete successful test of new rocket engine.
As Australia’s space industry gears up, a team of Australian researchers has successfully tested a new type of engine...
Cosmos Briefing: The Hydrogen Solution
Experts discuss hydrogen as a renewable energy.
Join our Cosmos Briefing The Hydrogen Solution, Thursday 11 March. To combat the climate crisis, the world needs t...
Features
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Conversation
Mining threatens the Pilbara cultural landscape
Guidance from First Nations peoples is essential.
By Sarah Holcombe, The University of Queensland and Bronwyn Fredericks, The University of Queensland. Just as the ...
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Conversation
Banning news links just days before Australia's COVID vaccine rollout?
Facebook, that’s just dangerous.
By Maryke Steffens, University of Sydney Facebook’s decision to ban media organisations from posting links to news...
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Conversation
Blind shrimps, translucent snails
11 mysterious new species found in potential fracking sites.
By Jenny Davis, Charles Darwin University; Daryl Nielsen, CSIRO; Gavin Rees, CSIRO, and Stefanie Oberprieler, Charles...
Cosmos Briefing
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Cosmos Briefing: Building Australia’s Space Industry
Experts discuss Australia’s future in space.
Australia’s Space Agency is young, but that doesn’t mean we should be underestimated in space: that’s the message fro...
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Cosmos Briefing: The Hydrogen Solution
Experts discuss hydrogen as a renewable energy.
Join our Cosmos Briefing The Hydrogen Solution, Thursday 11 March. To combat the climate crisis, the world needs t...
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Cosmos Briefing: The Future of Food
Experts discuss maintaining food security in the future.
Australia will need to focus on both gene technology and traditional agricultural techniques to secure our food produ...
Space
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Research
Rotating rocket science
Australian engineers complete successful test of new rocket engine.
As Australia’s space industry gears up, a team of Australian researchers has successfully tested a new type of engine...
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Cosmos Briefing: Building Australia’s Space Industry
Experts discuss Australia’s future in space.
Australia’s Space Agency is young, but that doesn’t mean we should be underestimated in space: that’s the message fro...
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Video
Rover’s eye view
NASA releases thrilling film of Perseverance landing.
In a staggering series of images that allow viewers to relive landing day from a new perspective, NASA’s Perseverance...
Nature
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Wily lyrebirds
The males mimic noisy flocks to boost mating success.
Males are prone to try anything to get lucky, and lyrebirds seem to have it clinched, according to study published in...
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Earth
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Carbon storage stars
Mangrove forests get top sequestering marks.
Mangrove forests could be the key to reducing carbon, according to a new study. Researchers studying mangrove for...
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Home gardens vital for pollinators
They provide a rich and diverse nectar source, study finds.
Urban areas are a surprisingly rich food reservoir for pollinating insects such as bees and wasps, according to a UK ...
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Root problem in compact soil
Plants growing in tough soil respond to hormones, not barriers.
When soil is tough and compact enough to make using a shovel difficult, roots are going to have trouble too, but not ...
History
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Arrhenius takes the future’s temperature
Pioneering climate scientist Svante Arrhenius won the 1903 Nobel chemistry prize.
Each year the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences produces a commemorative booklet to pay tribute to “a per...
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Really ancient art
A kangaroo painting is now Australia’s oldest known rock art.
An image of a kangaroo has been identified as Australia’s oldest known rock painting, dated to over 17,000 years old....
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Medieval tipples
New research finds evidence of winemaking in Islamic Sicily.
Chemical residue from grapes has been found inside medieval containers from Islamic Sicily, suggesting there was wine...
People
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You may have missed…
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Conversation
Mining threatens the Pilbara cultural landscape
Guidance from First Nations peoples is essential.
By Sarah Holcombe, The University of Queensland and Bronwyn Fredericks, The University of Queensland. Just as the ...
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Health
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You may have missed…
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COVID booster: vaccine news and game theory
Five things science learned last week about COVID-19.
A toolkit to speed up vaccine development and research An international team, including researchers from Griffith ...
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Massive study shows Pfizer vaccine is effective
A nation-wide study has once again found the vaccine works.
A study with over half a million subjects has found the Pfizer mRNA vaccine to be 92% effective at preventing infecti...
Core Sciences
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You may have missed…
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Research
Rotating rocket science
Australian engineers complete successful test of new rocket engine.
As Australia’s space industry gears up, a team of Australian researchers has successfully tested a new type of engine...
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Arrhenius takes the future’s temperature
Pioneering climate scientist Svante Arrhenius won the 1903 Nobel chemistry prize.
Each year the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences produces a commemorative booklet to pay tribute to “a per...
Technology
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Cosmos Briefing: Building Australia’s Space Industry
Experts discuss Australia’s future in space.
Australia’s Space Agency is young, but that doesn’t mean we should be underestimated in space: that’s the message fro...
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Cosmos Briefing: The Hydrogen Solution
Experts discuss hydrogen as a renewable energy.
Join our Cosmos Briefing The Hydrogen Solution, Thursday 11 March. To combat the climate crisis, the world needs t...
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5G: more science, same safety
New standards aim to shine a light on the scientific evidence.
The Australian guidelines for radio wave safety have been updated for the first time in nearly 20 years. The Australi...