The Science of Pearls
All about oyster farming with Farmer of the Year, James Brown.
The Australian Farmer of the Year award celebrates pioneers in farming who show innovation, resilience, and tenacity....
News
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When did patient zero catch COVID-19?
Using computer simulations, this may be the most accurate timeframe yet.
An international study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens this week suggests the first case of COVID-19 most lik...
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Go go gadget CubeSat!
Australia’s new CubeSat is testing the bounds of space technology.
A CubeSat that will split in two so it can fly in formation will use a “bee’s eye” sensor to feed information back to...
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Carbon offsets for flights: dinkum deal, or pie in the sky?
Ever wondered where your trifling flight-offset payment goes? And whether the passenger in the ne...
This article first appeared in Cosmos Weekly on 18 June 2021. For more stories like this, subscribe to Cosmos Weekly....
Features
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Carbon offsets for flights: dinkum deal, or pie in the sky?
Ever wondered where your trifling flight-offset payment goes? And whether the passenger in the ne...
This article first appeared in Cosmos Weekly on 18 June 2021. For more stories like this, subscribe to Cosmos Weekly....
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Conversation
A new mystery human species has been discovered in Israel
It may be a missing piece in the puzzle of human evolution.
By Michelle Langley An international group of archaeologists have discovered a missing piece in the story of human...
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“The Norway of Australia”: what does good electric vehicle policy look like?
How do Australian states’ and territories’ electric vehicle policies compare to each other – and ...
The NSW Government has just joined the pack of state governments announcing electric vehicle subsidies, with a $500 m...
Cosmos Briefing
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Cosmos Briefing: Retail Rules
The revolution transforming how, what and why we buy.
There’s a lot more to a retail transaction – whether online or in-store – than there used to be. Information (data) a...
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Cosmos Briefing: Accessing Antarctica
Watch three experts discuss who should be allowed access to Antarctica and why.
Remote and wild, Antarctica was once solely the domain of hardcore explorers. As the continent becomes more accessibl...
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Cosmos Briefing: Intelligent Manufacturing
How will AI change our manufacturing sector, and what skills will we need to stay competitive?
Over the next decade, the Australian manufacturing industry will need to change its practices to continue making thin...
Space
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Go go gadget CubeSat!
Australia’s new CubeSat is testing the bounds of space technology.
A CubeSat that will split in two so it can fly in formation will use a “bee’s eye” sensor to feed information back to...
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Which alien stars can see Earth?
A new catalogue identifies thousands of nearby stars that could spot Earth’s transit across our Sun.
US astronomers have identified over a thousand nearby star systems that would have been in the right position to view...
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Final frontier exam: is it fit for space?
New network set to help Australian space tech meet standards and head for the heavens.
A new network to put space technology through its paces has been set up, to make sure Australian-developed products c...
Nature
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The Science of Pearls
All about oyster farming with Farmer of the Year, James Brown.
The Australian Farmer of the Year award celebrates pioneers in farming who show innovation, resilience, and tenacity....
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Robins’ eyes may have in-built ‘compass’
Researchers identify protein in the eye of a robin that’s sensitive to Earth’s magnetic field
Migratory birds have an uncanny ability to orient themselves, finding their way across sometimes thousands of kilomet...
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Earth
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Carbon offsets for flights: dinkum deal, or pie in the sky?
Ever wondered where your trifling flight-offset payment goes? And whether the passenger in the ne...
This article first appeared in Cosmos Weekly on 18 June 2021. For more stories like this, subscribe to Cosmos Weekly....
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Geology’s great divide
The next generation of geologists are a critical resource in the transition to green technologies.
It’s reassuring to see that the incoming generation of undergraduate science students is environmentally minded. But ...
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Sex, money and absent fathers: it’s truffle season
The unique flavour of the truffle makes it a culinary delicacy. But its mysterious life cycle con...
FROM VISION OF RUSTIC Frenchmen stalking through misty forests in search of arboreal delicacies to the drama of haute...
History
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Conversation
A new mystery human species has been discovered in Israel
It may be a missing piece in the puzzle of human evolution.
By Michelle Langley An international group of archaeologists have discovered a missing piece in the story of human...
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Arctic dinosaur ‘nursery’ discovered
Scientists find bones and teeth from baby arctic dinosaurs, suggesting dinosaurs were actually wa...
Life in the Arctic is tough: brutal winds, freezing temperatures and months of utter darkness. For a long time, palae...
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Skull data challenges domestication theory
How have humans affected domestic animals’ evolution?
Despite their varied genetic origins, domesticated animals have a lot of traits in common, and it’s not entirely clea...
People
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Linear equation: Barry Jones charts a different path for urban growth
Surprise! Former science minister Barry Jones has some novel ideas for spending the federal gover...
Barry Jones believes any serious infrastructure spending in Australia has to begin with changing the way we think. “C...
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What do we want? (Human) rights around AI!
Recently tabled in the federal parliament, a new human rights report into technology urges cautio...
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has called for the appointment of an artificial intelligence safety com...
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Health
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When did patient zero catch COVID-19?
Using computer simulations, this may be the most accurate timeframe yet.
An international study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens this week suggests the first case of COVID-19 most lik...
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20,000 years of coronaviruses (and counting)
Coronaviruses have been hijacking human genes for millennia.
Coronaviruses have contributed to three major disease outbreaks in the last two decades, but humans have been exposed...
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Virus hotspot: the human gut
Poo review reveals that our gut is filled with viruses, but most won’t hurt us.
Australian and US researchers have identified 54,118 viruses in human poo samples, 92% of which weren’t described in ...
Core Sciences
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Teeny tiny transistors
Recent breakthroughs suggest the long-held promise of nanotechnology may be with us. But only if ...
Back in May, a research team spread across the United States and Taiwan made a stunning announcement: they’d mastered...
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Virus hotspot: the human gut
Poo review reveals that our gut is filled with viruses, but most won’t hurt us.
Australian and US researchers have identified 54,118 viruses in human poo samples, 92% of which weren’t described in ...
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Making light of molecule manufacture
Chemists have seen the light and developed a better way of making cyclodextrin.
You may not have heard of cyclodextrins, but chances are you’ve used or ingested things made with them. The doughnut-...
Technology
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When did patient zero catch COVID-19?
Using computer simulations, this may be the most accurate timeframe yet.
An international study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens this week suggests the first case of COVID-19 most lik...
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Robot can sort soft plastics for recycling
A new system could identify and sort soft plastics.
Engineers at the University of Sydney are developing a robot that can sort soft plastics out of waste, simplifying re...
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“The Norway of Australia”: what does good electric vehicle policy look like?
How do Australian states’ and territories’ electric vehicle policies compare to each other – and ...
The NSW Government has just joined the pack of state governments announcing electric vehicle subsidies, with a $500 m...