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What if these ancient plaques aren’t religious icons, but toys made by children?

History December 4, 2022
The COVID-19 Booster: Numbers rise again despite predicted decline

Health December 3, 2022
Dive into prehistory and meet a newly discovered semi-aquatic dinosaur with a streamlined body and many teeth

History December 3, 2022
Older trees are more drought resistant – but some younger ones bounce back

Nature December 2, 2022
Clear skies and sunny days predict an increase in full-body CT scans

Health December 2, 2022
There’s cause for green energy optimism, despite Australia’s carbon dichotomy

Technology December 2, 2022

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What's going on with the Adélie penguin populations in Antarctica?

News November 7, 2022
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Renewable energy and waste: what do we do with old renewables tech?

Podcast November 22, 2022
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The science of sunscreen

Podcast November 25, 2022
Hydrogen industry attracting attention throughout Australia

Australia November 24, 2022

Climate change likely to bring more compound disasters

Earth

Cosmos Investigation: Potential reef "saviours" (part 2 of 3)

Earth

It’s 35 years since Australian scientists held their first large-scale climate conference

Earth

Cosmos Investigation: “The best coral cover in 36 years” What the...?

Earth

Controversial HRT study revisited 20 years on

Health

Humans v Wildlife v Humans

Society

Here comes James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-colour photo drop

Space

Vaccination concerns: first-world problem

Health

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

Health

Is Google’s AI chatbot LaMDA sentient? Computer says no

Technology

Lunar traditions of the First Australians

Space

Open-source intelligence: as smart as it seems?

Ethics

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RAT effectiveness: does it wane with each new COVID-19 variant?

Health November 29, 2022
Demonstrating the micro power of hydrogen

Technology November 28, 2022

Cosmos Briefing

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Get to know your local microbats

News November 30, 2022
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How do you get people to follow emergency directions?

Earth November 26, 2022
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Big jump in e-scooter injuries following Melbourne trial

Cosmos Briefing November 24, 2022

Space

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Astrophysicists suggest a method for observing the second closest supermassive black hole to Earth

Space December 2, 2022
Caught in the act: supermassive black hole 8.5 billion light years away enjoys violent stellar snack

Core Sciences December 1, 2022

Nature

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Dive into prehistory and meet a newly discovered semi-aquatic dinosaur with a streamlined body and many teeth

History December 3, 2022
Older trees are more drought resistant – but some younger ones bounce back

Nature December 2, 2022
Cosmos Investigation: “The best coral cover in 36 years” What the...?

Earth December 2, 2022

Earth

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Climate change likely to bring more compound disasters

Earth December 3, 2022
Older trees are more drought resistant – but some younger ones bounce back

Nature December 2, 2022

History

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What if these ancient plaques aren’t religious icons, but toys made by children?

History December 4, 2022
Dive into prehistory and meet a newly discovered semi-aquatic dinosaur with a streamlined body and many teeth

History December 3, 2022
It’s 35 years since Australian scientists held their first large-scale climate conference

Earth December 2, 2022

People

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What if these ancient plaques aren’t religious icons, but toys made by children?

History December 4, 2022
Clear skies and sunny days predict an increase in full-body CT scans

Health December 2, 2022

Health

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The COVID-19 Booster: Numbers rise again despite predicted decline

Health December 3, 2022
Clear skies and sunny days predict an increase in full-body CT scans

Health December 2, 2022
Controversial HRT study revisited 20 years on

Health December 2, 2022

Core Sciences

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Urine sample test: new way to detect and screen for early stages of Alzheimer’s disease

Health December 2, 2022
Socca spiders take the field in time for the World Cup

Biology December 1, 2022

Technology

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Clear skies and sunny days predict an increase in full-body CT scans

Health December 2, 2022
There’s cause for green energy optimism, despite Australia’s carbon dichotomy

Technology December 2, 2022
Federal Government’s first annual Climate Change statement

Earth December 1, 2022