News
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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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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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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...
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 ...
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 ...
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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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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3D printing with a bit of give and take
Researchers find heat provides a great deal of control.
Materials scientists in the US say they have learned how to make liquid crystal shape-shift. That may not immediat...
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Nature
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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,...
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Circular truth
Ecologists confirm Alan Turing’s theory for fairy circles.
Fairy circles – regularly spaced, round patches of bare soil surrounded by grass – are one of nature’s greatest enigm...
Earth
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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...
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The importance of urban trees
Scientists say make cities a focus of conservation efforts.
When thinking of tree conservation, sprawling forests generally come to mind. But cities, although covering only 2% o...
History
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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...
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Chromium steel first made in ancient Persia
Old manuscripts help new technology find the evidence.
Chromium steel, long considered a 20th century innovation, was in fact first made in Persia nearly a millennium earli...
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Important steps on the Arabian Peninsula
Ancient footprints may show how humans moved from Africa.
Around 120,000 years ago, someone trudged across the Arabian Peninsula, with horses, camels and even elephants. We do...
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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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 ...
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Conversation
Assessing the various vaccine technologies
They take different approaches to preparing your immune system.
By Suresh Mahalingam and Adam Taylor, Griffith University The World Health Organisation lists about 180 COVID-19 v...
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New insights into flu risk during pregnancy
Research suggests infection heightens immune response.
Researchers in Australia and Ireland may have discovered why influenza affects pregnant women so severely, sometimes ...
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...
-
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...