News
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Showing what we think about robots
Scientists can make predictions based on brain activity.
When you look at a robot, do you tend to think of it as having human attributes or as a mechanical algorithm? Scie...
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A missing part of the rock art gallery
Newly described images show human-animal relationships.
Arnhem Land rock art is continuing to provide a window into Australia’s past, with scientists describing 572 previous...
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Scientists argue origins of a famous feather
New study suggests the old theory is right after all.
It’s not yet a war of words, but an interesting debate is brewing over the origins of the first fossil feather ever f...
COVID-19 news and trends
A digest of science and reporting @ 01 October.
The numbers Global COVID-19 deaths passed one million this week, with WHO experts in Geneva telling a briefing the...
COVID vaccine may come without needle
There are advantages other than reduced pain and stress.
By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Maja Husaric and Maximilian de Courten, Victoria University Vaccines are traditionally a...
Features
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Conversation
There’s no single gene for left-handedness
At least 41 regions of DNA are involved.
By David Evans, University of Queensland, and Sarah Medland, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Most peop...
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Magazine
Inside Biology's Black Box
New device is shedding fresh light on human development.
This article from the March issue of Cosmos has been shortlisted for the 2020 Eureka Prize for Long-Form Science Jour...
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Conversation
Lingering toxic legacy of bushfires
Study shows they release pollutants trapped by forests.
By Cynthia Faye Isley and Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University We know forests absorb carbon dioxide, but, li...
Space
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An exoplanet that goes to extremes
CHEOPS sends back data on a hot gas giant.
European astronomers are taking a close look at one of the hottest known exoplanets. Initial measurements made by ...
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Icy Mars lakes
Briny lakes found under the Martian ice cap.
Scientists using ground-penetrating radar have discovered a cluster of lakes beneath the Martian south polar ice cap....
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It’s safer inside the ISS than out
Scientists estimate radiation exposure on the Moon.
Chinese and German scientists have used data from China’s 2019 Chang’E 4 lander mission to predict the amount of radi...
Technology
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Showing what we think about robots
Scientists can make predictions based on brain activity.
When you look at a robot, do you tend to think of it as having human attributes or as a mechanical algorithm? Scie...
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Pipe dream
Eco-friendly concrete beats corrosion and fatbergs.
Think of a big infrastructure system you’d like to keep running smoothly and sewage emerges near the top of the list....
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Nature
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Mozzies thrive with a gene missing
Unfortunately, another has evolved to do its job.
This may seem hard to believe given their tenacity and constant presence, but mosquitoes lack a gene that is critical...
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Reptiles threatened by online trade
Scientists call for greater international regulation.
Nearly 4000 species of reptile – a third of those known – are being traded online with very little international regu...
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Penguins were here, but a while back
Fresh signs of old remains a surprising find.
While searching Antarctica’s rocky Cape Irizar, US biologist Steven Emslie stumbled upon ancient remains of penguins,...
Earth
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Unprecedented ice loss expected in Greenland
Scientists model the impact over 12,000 years.
Mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet is likely to be higher in this century than at any time in the past 12,000 yea...
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Conversation
How planetary forces shape Earth’s surface
Geophysicists explain rocky icebergs and deep anchors.
By Simon Lamb, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington Have you ever wondered why the Earth’s surface ...
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Conversation
Lingering toxic legacy of bushfires
Study shows they release pollutants trapped by forests.
By Cynthia Faye Isley and Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University We know forests absorb carbon dioxide, but, li...
History
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A missing part of the rock art gallery
Newly described images show human-animal relationships.
Arnhem Land rock art is continuing to provide a window into Australia’s past, with scientists describing 572 previous...
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Scientists argue origins of a famous feather
New study suggests the old theory is right after all.
It’s not yet a war of words, but an interesting debate is brewing over the origins of the first fossil feather ever f...
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More surprises about Palaeolithic humans
Our ancestors traversed Europe earlier than thought.
New clues continue to unravel the compelling Palaeolithic mystery of modern human movements and the Neanderthal trans...
People
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Report
It’s mostly cheers for science
Global survey puts high value on scientists and their work.
Those of us who place trust for remedies in clever thinkers and careful, fact-based investigation have been having a ...
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Citizen Science
A warming climate’s impact
ClimateWatch is observing flora and fauna behaviour.
Over the past decade ClimateWatch has made some important contributions to understanding the phenology of Australian ...
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Health
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Update
COVID-19 news and trends
A digest of science and reporting @ 01 October.
The numbers Global COVID-19 deaths passed one million this week, with WHO experts in Geneva telling a briefing the...
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COVID vaccine may come without needle
There are advantages other than reduced pain and stress.
By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Maja Husaric and Maximilian de Courten, Victoria University Vaccines are traditionally a...
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COVID-19 news and trends
A digest of science and reporting @ 25 September.
The numbers Global COVID-19 deaths are set to pass the one million mark in coming days. The grim champion of most ...
Core Sciences
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I’d know those finger veins anywhere
Researchers up the ante on biometric authentication.
Forget fingerprints or facial features. Your veins could become the go-to for secure ID and authentication. "The 3...
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Conversation
There’s no single gene for left-handedness
At least 41 regions of DNA are involved.
By David Evans, University of Queensland, and Sarah Medland, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Most peop...
-
Magazine
Inside Biology's Black Box
New device is shedding fresh light on human development.
This article from the March issue of Cosmos has been shortlisted for the 2020 Eureka Prize for Long-Form Science Jour...