News
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Old dinosaur, new saxophone snout
Only second skull found adds new detail to duckbill dinosaur.
In the arid badlands of New Mexico, paleontologists have uncovered the first new skull of the rare dinosaur Parasauro...
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Spotlight: Indigenous health
Smoking study reveals terrible toll on First Nations Australians.
Smoking is known to be a leading contributor to disease and death among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults....
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Green lantern shoots straight
Record-breaking laser cuts through atmosphere
Scientists have set a world record for the most stable transmission of a laser signal through the atmosphere, effecti...
Precious metal
Experts discuss the future of lithium, much desired for renewable energy needs.
As the demand for renewable-energy technologies skyrockets, we need to think about how to source their constituent ma...
Cosmos Q&A: Caring for Country
Indigenous knowledge is vital to the health of our continent.
Australia is faced with multiple environmental crises. Catastrophic bushfires are becoming more frequent and intense,...
Features
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History
Meet the Hornigs: building the bomb
Manhattan Project’s prominent couple.
In the late 1930s and into the 1940s, with much of the world engulfed by war, a group of scientists began to coalesce...
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Research
COVID Booster: loss of smell and social influence
The four new things science learned about COVID-19 this week.
Loss of smell is the best sign of COVID-19 More a confirmation: two international studies agree that the majority ...
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Explainer
Keeping bites at bay
Love the ocean but worried about sharks? We look at the science – and success – of shark deterre...
It’s summer, the heat’s glimmering off the tarmac, and Australians are flocking to the beach: it’s when we start thin...
Space
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“Puffed-up” planet unlike any other
Gas giants may form more easily than suspected, say astronomers.
New observations of the exoplanet WASP-107b suggest that existing models of how gas giant planets form may not be qui...
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To orbit… and beyond?
South Australia to be first Australian state to send a satellite into space.
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall today announced a $6.5 million partnership with the growing South Australian...
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Focus
Learning the Star Knowledge of First Australians
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people use their understanding of the night sky for a range...
By Peter Reeve and Duane Hamacher. What comes to mind when you think of an “astronomer”? Perhaps a scientist peeri...
Technology
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Green lantern shoots straight
Record-breaking laser cuts through atmosphere
Scientists have set a world record for the most stable transmission of a laser signal through the atmosphere, effecti...
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Event
Precious metal
Experts discuss the future of lithium, much desired for renewable energy needs.
As the demand for renewable-energy technologies skyrockets, we need to think about how to source their constituent ma...
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Nature
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Climate change could make sexier fish
But it’s not all good news in our future oceans.
Of all the impacts climate change could have on marine life, scientists have discovered that some fish adapt by devel...
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You may have missed…
Stray science stories from last week to cheer up your Monday.
Last week featured a wide range of animal stories that either made us smile or have a little giggle. We’ve rounded th...
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Mozzies off moggies
Catnip chemical attracts cats and appears to repel mosquitoes.
Seen your cat rolling around in catnip (Nepeta cataria) or silver vine (Actinidia polygama)? Your furry friend might ...
Earth
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Dam old
Around the world, long-in-the-tooth large dams pose a growing risk.
Ageing dams will pose a growing risk over the next few decades, warns an analysis from United Nations University’s Ca...
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Focus
Cosmos Q&A: Caring for Country
Indigenous knowledge is vital to the health of our continent.
Australia is faced with multiple environmental crises. Catastrophic bushfires are becoming more frequent and intense,...
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Spotlight on air pollution in Europe
Study identifies the European cities with highest mortality rates.
Think of air pollution these days and you probably think of China. In 2017 alone air pollution is estimated to have c...
History
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Old dinosaur, new saxophone snout
Only second skull found adds new detail to duckbill dinosaur.
In the arid badlands of New Mexico, paleontologists have uncovered the first new skull of the rare dinosaur Parasauro...
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Past (more) perfect
New technique may sharpen accuracy for measuring past temperatures.
Gravitational waves, marine fossils and climate change don’t usually appear in the same sentence, but a unique intern...
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The origins of money
Standardised Bronze Age objects may have acted as ancient currency.
From cowrie shells to native resources and animals, currency in some shape or form has long been a part of human hist...
People
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Spotlight: Indigenous health
Smoking study reveals terrible toll on First Nations Australians.
Smoking is known to be a leading contributor to disease and death among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults....
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Raising the dead
Planning a séance? Read this first.
Research into spiritualism – a belief system based on the idea that human souls endure beyond death and communicate w...
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Health
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Spotlight: Indigenous health
Smoking study reveals terrible toll on First Nations Australians.
Smoking is known to be a leading contributor to disease and death among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults....
-
Research
COVID Booster: loss of smell and social influence
The four new things science learned about COVID-19 this week.
Loss of smell is the best sign of COVID-19 More a confirmation: two international studies agree that the majority ...
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COVID inequality explained
Higher expression of ACE2 protein is found in the elderly and men.
As COVID-19 vaccine rollouts begin, a large focus has been on vaccinating target groups, including the elderly. Choos...
Core Sciences
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Green lantern shoots straight
Record-breaking laser cuts through atmosphere
Scientists have set a world record for the most stable transmission of a laser signal through the atmosphere, effecti...
-
History
Meet the Hornigs: building the bomb
Manhattan Project’s prominent couple.
In the late 1930s and into the 1940s, with much of the world engulfed by war, a group of scientists began to coalesce...
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Glowing prehistoric beetle
Fossilised amber sheds more light on insect evolution.
Glowing insects like fireflies, fire beetles and worms are a romantic, magical sight – but the fossil record of their...