Is COVID-19 spread through the air?
Scientists say there's mounting evidence it can be.
By Hassan Vally, La Trobe University As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, one question...
The evolution of flowering plants
‘Time tree’ shows delayed diversification of families.
Around 140 million years ago, flowering plants first burst into life on Earth, heralding the birth of what have becom...
News
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More pieces to the Polynesian puzzle
Genome studies support influence of Native Americans.
Native Americans had a genetic and cultural influence on Polynesia more than five centuries before the arrival of Eur...
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Robot loose in the chem lab
Modern researcher makes its own decisions and discoveries.
This will either inspire or terrify you, depending on your view of such things. British researchers have built an ...
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Some animals learn to make new sounds
It could have evolved from faking it.
If you happen to be walking through Australian bush, you might hear a loud, deep rumbling sound that conjures images ...
Features
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Conversation
Looking for lithium? Look to the stars
They start producing it in their old age.
By Simon Campbell, Monash University and Yerra Bharat Kumar, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lithium is used in everyt...
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Citizen Science
Peckish pollys and townie turkeys
Help keep an eye on birds in the bush and the suburbs.
Each week Cosmos takes a look at the latest projects and news about Citizen Science in Australia. This week Ian Conne...
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Focus
The supersizing of quantum physics
Smashing noise limits by squeezing light.
Quantum physics is the realm of tiny particles no longer. Scientists at the giant gravitational wave detector LIGO in...
Space
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New views on the origins of carbon
White dwarfs found to have more mass than expected.
Every carbon atom in the Universe was created by stars, through the fusion of three helium nuclei, but which types of...
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Conversation
Looking for lithium? Look to the stars
They start producing it in their old age.
By Simon Campbell, Monash University and Yerra Bharat Kumar, Chinese Academy of Sciences Lithium is used in everyt...
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Why we love black holes
Big discoveries ramp up excitement and expectations.
In the pantheon of astronomical objects, black holes are among the most amazing. Not only do they swallow large am...
Technology
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Robot loose in the chem lab
Modern researcher makes its own decisions and discoveries.
This will either inspire or terrify you, depending on your view of such things. British researchers have built an ...
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Shining bright without light
Researchers working to make chemiluminescence viable.
In the world of microscopy, fluorescence is king, but chemiluminescence is snapping at its heels. The ability to a...
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Nature
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Some animals learn to make new sounds
It could have evolved from faking it.
If you happen to be walking through Australian bush, you might hear a loud, deep rumbling sound that conjures images ...
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How bats know which echo to believe
Research suggests it’s all about the lower frequencies.
A bat’s ability to clearly distinguish one echo from another has long inspired those trying to develop radar and sona...
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Research
The evolution of flowering plants
‘Time tree’ shows delayed diversification of families.
Around 140 million years ago, flowering plants first burst into life on Earth, heralding the birth of what have becom...
Earth
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Heatwave trends accelerate worldwide
Study shows clear regional differences, however.
Nearly every part of the world has seen a significant increase in the frequency and duration of heatwaves over the pa...
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Gulf Stream a blender not a barrier
A close-up of the big picture of ocean mixing.
Scientists say they have the first direct evidence of a “blender effect” in the Gulf Stream, which is one of the main...
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E-waste is surging but recycling isn’t
Report reveals the size of a global problem.
Electronic waste – discarded products with a battery or plug – is the world’s fastest growing waste stream, according...
History
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A new tiny relative of dinosaurs, pterosaurs
From little things sometimes very big things grow.
Scientists say the fossil of a small reptile related to dinosaurs and pterosaurs suggests some of the largest animals...
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Understanding the allure of red ochre
Researchers dive into early Mexican history.
Red ochre was so valuable to the Paleoindians of the early Americas that they were willing to risk their lives to col...
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The Australian story, told beneath the sea
Archaeological sites could fill vast historical gaps.
Submerged archaeological sites discovered off Australia’s northwest coast offer a new window into the migrations, liv...
People
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More pieces to the Polynesian puzzle
Genome studies support influence of Native Americans.
Native Americans had a genetic and cultural influence on Polynesia more than five centuries before the arrival of Eur...
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Report
COVID-19 affects some more than others
Global report explores responses and impacts.
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, but people’s experiences and the economic, social and political ramificati...
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Health
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Conversation
Is COVID-19 spread through the air?
Scientists say there's mounting evidence it can be.
By Hassan Vally, La Trobe University As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, one question...
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Focus
COVID-19: The lessons learned to date
Peter Doherty analyses the first months of the pandemic.
As of 29 June, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had, since January, recorded 10,021,401 ‘official’ cases of ...
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Conversation
Be alert but not alarmed
New H1N1 swine flu found in China.
By Ian M Mackay, University of Queensland Researchers have found a new strain of flu virus with “pandemic potentia...
Core Sciences
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Here’s why this happens
The physics behind waves that light up a beach.
Blue waves made quite a splash along the coast off southern California earlier this year, but it’s not an unusual phe...
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Lab-grown cells used to study viruses
Ability to ‘fast fail’ may accelerate success.
Australian scientists have found that human airway cells grown in a laboratory can reliably be used to study respirat...
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Focus
The supersizing of quantum physics
Smashing noise limits by squeezing light.
Quantum physics is the realm of tiny particles no longer. Scientists at the giant gravitational wave detector LIGO in...