Latest Science — 26 July 2017

Latest Science

26 July 2017

For long-lasting sun protection, slap on some DNA

Film of artificial DNA absorbs UVB rays to prevent skin damage from sunburn.

Technology

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For long-lasting sun protection, slap on some DNA

Technology

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Comets are bigger and more numerous than we thought

Space

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Secret behind fungal spore cannons revealed

Biology

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Unlike bonobos, humans imitate pointless actions

Social Sciences

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Psychopaths are better at learning to lie

Social Sciences

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New non-photosynthesising plant found in Japan

New non-photosynthesising plant found in Japan

News

How to see the 2017 Delta Aquariid meteor shower

How to see the 2017 Delta Aquariid meteor shower

News

Bad news for skiers: The uncertain future of seasonal snow

Bad news for skiers: The uncertain future of seasonal snow

Features

The Great Galactic Recession

The Great Galactic Recession

Cosmos Conversation

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Comets are bigger and more numerous than we thought

News

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Hubble spies tiny Martian moon Phobos

Image of the Day

Image of the Day

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To make hot ice, take one diamond and vaporise with a laser

News

How giant atoms may help catch gravitational waves from the Big Bang

Cosmos Conversation

What ‘teleporting’ a photon to space means

Using quantum entanglement and a purpose-built satellite, first successful ‘quantum teleportation’ brings a quantum internet a step closer.

News

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Indigenous hydrogeologist Bradley Moggridge

Bradley Moggridge is on a mission to integrate his mob’s traditional knowledge pool with the formal science of hydrogeology. He explains the benefits to Andrew Masterson.

Geoscience

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For long-lasting sun protection, slap on some DNA

News

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How non-optical telescopes see the universe

Explainer

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More technologies

Could Tyrannosaurus rex run? Probably not

News

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How climate change strangled a Jurassic ocean ecosystem

News

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More palaeontologies

The future of hydrogen fuel

What killed the giant wombats?

Can we stop cancer ending up a disease of the poor?

A tiny endangered marsupial points the way to a sustainable future

David Lindenmayer

Secret behind fungal spore cannons revealed

Fungi take advantage of the physics of merging water droplets to fire their spores out into the world.

News

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New non-photosynthesising plant found in Japan

News

A butterfly with wings as clear as glass

Image of the Day

Magic or maths? Find the day of the week for any date

Opinion

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How maths is helping sub-Saharan maize farmers

News

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More mathematics

Who’s afraid of the giant African land snail?

Biology

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The Great Galactic Recession

Space

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More conversations

How non-optical telescopes see the universe

How non-optical telescopes see the universe

Explainer

What is brown fat?

What is brown fat?

Explainer

How do vacuum cleaners work?

How do vacuum cleaners work?

Explainer

How does a jet engine work?

How does a jet engine work?

Explainer

More explainers

Why neutrinos matter

Physics

A two-headed snake

Biology

A short flight over Pluto

Space

Cubesat captures a new angle on spaceflight

Space

Fractals in nature

Mathematics

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Apollo 11: the first humans on the moon

Space

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Weapons against superbugs

Also in this issue: Time to pop an anti-ageing pill? – The origins of entanglement – Women in STEM feature – NEW science club section

issue

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Australia's marine science agency names new CEO

Society

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An Australian first: Uni of Adelaide now accredited to train drone pilots

Society

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