Explainer: how is sunscreen made and tested?
There’s a lot of science packed in that bottle.
At this time of year, you’re quite possibly wearing sunscreen every day. Have you ever wondered how it was designed? ...
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What’s in a COVID vaccine?
We examine every single ingredient.
You may have heard a lot about how COVID vaccines work over the past years, and how they are being rolled out. But sc...
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Past present: archaeology's giant leap onto the International Space Station
As the historic craft drifts towards its inevitable end, archaeologists will combine traditional ...
It’s been a beacon of hope in the night sky – a testament to humanity’s ingenuity. Even a symbol of the end of the Co...
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Drones for good
Remote vessels are familiar in recreation and detection, but their potential for positive impact...
I was born and raised in the 1980s in the UK, when Sir David Attenborough was everyone's third parent. I remember my ...
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Cracking open the code
AI that struggles to recognise darker skin; databases that don’t accept name changes – both are t...
The phrase “diversity in coding” is almost a cliché at this point. It’s an inherent good, something schools have been...
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How are we studying firefighter health risks? (Part 2 of 2)
Volunteer firefighters put their lives on the line to protect us. What research is being done to ...
Part 2: Doing science while the fire is still raging This is the second installment of a special report on firefig...
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Conversation
2021 was one of the hottest years on record
And it could also be the coldest we’ll ever see again.
Well, it’s official: 2021 was one of the planet’s seven hottest years since records began, the World Meteorological O...
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Kinky sex genes discovered in Australian dragons
Junk DNA distorts chromosomes into female shape in dragon lizards.
A team of Australian geneticists has discovered that the gene that determines the sex of dragon lizards works differe...
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Coral reef connectivity is crucial for conservation
New global assessment could better inform the placement of protected areas.
With an ambitious global push underway to protect a third of the world’s ocean environments by 2030, the race to dist...
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The risks and rewards of aluminium in solar panels
Aluminium could become a big PV polluter, but it’s also easy to recycle.
As the price of solar power plummets, the uptake of solar panels and rooftop solar is booming. The more this surge ac...
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TGA grants provisional approval to oral COVID-19 treatments
Both medications will be targeted towards people most at risk of severe disease.
At last, some good news on the COVID front: the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved the...
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Quantum future: computing in silicon hits 99% accuracy
Breakthrough Australian research is a major advance in quantum computing.
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have proven that near error-free quantum computing is possibl...