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Research
Rotating rocket science
Australian engineers complete successful test of new rocket engine.
As Australia’s space industry gears up, a team of Australian researchers has successfully tested a new type of engine...
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Arrhenius takes the future’s temperature
Pioneering climate scientist Svante Arrhenius won the 1903 Nobel chemistry prize.
Each year the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences produces a commemorative booklet to pay tribute to “a per...
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COVID booster: vaccine news and game theory
Five things science learned last week about COVID-19.
A toolkit to speed up vaccine development and research An international team, including researchers from Griffith ...
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Cosmos Briefing: Building Australia’s Space Industry
Experts discuss Australia’s future in space.
Australia’s Space Agency is young, but that doesn’t mean we should be underestimated in space: that’s the message fro...
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Wily lyrebirds
The males mimic noisy flocks to boost mating success.
Males are prone to try anything to get lucky, and lyrebirds seem to have it clinched, according to study published in...
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New, recyclable bone cell
Newly discovered bone cell named after Power Ranger
A new bone cell discovery suggests that even cells make an effort to recycle. A team of researchers, led by Michel...
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Event
Cosmos Briefing: The Hydrogen Solution
Experts discuss hydrogen as a renewable energy.
Join our Cosmos Briefing The Hydrogen Solution, Thursday 11 March. To combat the climate crisis, the world needs t...
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Massive study shows Pfizer vaccine is effective
A nation-wide study has once again found the vaccine works.
A study with over half a million subjects has found the Pfizer mRNA vaccine to be 92% effective at preventing infecti...
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Conversation
Mining threatens the Pilbara cultural landscape
Guidance from First Nations peoples is essential.
By Sarah Holcombe, The University of Queensland and Bronwyn Fredericks, The University of Queensland. Just as the ...
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5G: more science, same safety
New standards aim to shine a light on the scientific evidence.
The Australian guidelines for radio wave safety have been updated for the first time in nearly 20 years. The Australi...
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Are theists more moral than atheists?
Is morality just for believers? Probably not.
A team of researchers led by Tomas Ståhl of the University of Illinois, USA, found that both atheist and theist moral...