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New lithium-ion battery recycling method that’s energy efficient and needs no added chemicals

Technology March 31, 2023
Unique turtles, crocodiles are more vulnerable to extinction, threatening important ecological niches

Nature March 30, 2023
Ancient “toothy” wombat cousin found near Alice Springs sheds light on how today’s marsupials evolved

History March 30, 2023
Video

Chief Scientist speaks on energy, global warming, industry reviews and pandemics

News March 30, 2023
Eminent scientist calls for immediate halt to deep seabed mining plans

Earth March 30, 2023
Our bodies are acting as a breeding ground for antimicrobial resistance genes

Core Sciences March 30, 2023

In Focus

Think the Tasmanian tiger died out in the 1930s? Think again, say scientists

Nature March 27, 2023
Podcast

Do you know what's in your toothpaste? The chemicals you can't see

Podcast March 22, 2023
Podcast

Deepfakes and AI: Inside TikTok’s Viral “Bold Glamour” Filter

Podcast March 15, 2023
Condoms from spinifex? Now that's a fraction too much friction ...

Australia March 27, 2023

Is it time to rebrand mummy brain?

People

Beyond the peel: How are farmers adapting as climate change shifts the wet/dry season to the Victorian border?

Earth

Sustainability through surfboards

Oceans

It has a roadmap, but Australia is struggling to capitalise in its drive to space

Space

Fast-tracking the “super-bilby”

Nature

Adapting to the changing climate could mean pressure on the bottom line for agriculture

News

Legal stoush looms over mRNA vaccine manufacture

COVID

Sydney shark attack triggers calls for a cull – but let’s take a deep breath and look at the evidence

Marine life

If ‘DishBrain’ can learn to play Pong – what does this mean for science?

Technology

Study shows monkeypox guidelines around the world are unhelpful and lack quality

Health

Elon Musk vs Russia

Space

Here are 6 times in 2022 that science broke physics

Core Sciences

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Chief Scientist speaks on energy, global warming, industry reviews and pandemics

News March 30, 2023
Curly hair science: Scientists define new ways to measure curly and kinky hair

Core Sciences March 26, 2023

Cosmos Briefing

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Chief Scientist speaks on energy, global warming, industry reviews and pandemics

News March 30, 2023
Video

New Australian palaeo book illustrated by hand

History March 28, 2023
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How tracking koalas in Belair National Park could help these marsupial icons across Australia

Nature March 23, 2023

Space

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It has a roadmap, but Australia is struggling to capitalise in its drive to space

Space March 30, 2023
Scientists analyse brightest gamma ray burst ever detected

Space March 29, 2023

Nature

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Unique turtles, crocodiles are more vulnerable to extinction, threatening important ecological niches

Nature March 30, 2023
Ancient “toothy” wombat cousin found near Alice Springs sheds light on how today’s marsupials evolved

History March 30, 2023
Fast-tracking the “super-bilby”

Nature March 30, 2023

Earth

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History

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Ancient “toothy” wombat cousin found near Alice Springs sheds light on how today’s marsupials evolved

History March 30, 2023
Video

New Australian palaeo book illustrated by hand

History March 28, 2023
The true story and history of the chicken

History March 24, 2023

People

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Is it time to rebrand mummy brain?

People March 30, 2023
Hunt for shark eggs this Easter with this citizen science project

Citizen Science March 30, 2023

Health

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Is it time to rebrand mummy brain?

People March 30, 2023
Our bodies are acting as a breeding ground for antimicrobial resistance genes

Core Sciences March 30, 2023
Researchers push government for limits on sugar and to improve the ‘energy density’ of baby food

Health March 29, 2023

Core Sciences

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Technology

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New lithium-ion battery recycling method that’s energy efficient and needs no added chemicals

Technology March 31, 2023
Explainer

Explainer: What is involved in disposing of radioactive waste from AUKUS nuclear submarines?

Earth March 27, 2023
How much does a galaxy cluster weigh? AI found a secret equation

Space March 27, 2023