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Police debacle with SafeWA COVID tracking app
Police attempted to obtain information from a COVID tracking app – is this legal?
By Tama Leaver. QR code contact-tracing apps are a crucial part of our defence against COVID-19. But their value d...
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What's the difference between a morning after pill and an abortion pill?
They often get confused, but they are medically and legally different.
A trial study involving contraceptive advice in pharmacies has been making the news in Australia recently. In the uni...
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Did Betelgeuse supernova? Or was it just a dusty fart?
New observations reveal Betelgeuse’s ‘Great Dimming’ was not a precursor to a supernova, but cosm...
Between November 2019 and March 2020, the star Betelgeuse – the second closest red supergiant to Earth, and a star th...
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Celebrating a decade of ancient human DNA
Genomic sequencing has changed how we understand ancient cultures.
Just over a decade ago, a ball of 4000-year-old human hair tangled up in a whalebone comb ignited the first ever reco...
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On report: ET and other extraterrestrial beings
With interest in UFOs and alien life forms at a hype-induced high, what are the odds on that long...
Extraterrestrial beings are on people’s minds as the Pentagon prepares to deliver a report on UFOs to the United Stat...
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Kepler 52 and Kepler 968: Young exoplanet siblings
The exoplanets Kepler 52 and Kepler 968 are really part of a bigger system.
Two exoplanet systems - Kepler 52 and Kepler 968 - that have been drifting across the galaxy for hundreds of millions...
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How are dangerous viruses contained in Australia?
Viruses are nasty, but they still need to be studied. What biosecurity safety precautions are in ...
Researching viruses can sometimes be dangerous, so there are many safety measures put in place to protect laboratory ...
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Snails carrying tiny computers solve survival mystery
The miniature computers were fixed atop snail shells.
Snails carrying the world’s smallest computers on their shells have helped explain the mystery of their own survival ...
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Chipageddon: the coming sequel
The current global dearth of silicon chips isn’t funny – but there could be worse to come in the ...
The global semiconductor shortage is wreaking havoc on industries from handheld electronics to car making. There is a...
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Introducing a new plant organ – the cantil
The previously undiscovered cantil was named after the cantilever.
We already know quite a bit about plant architecture, so it's somewhat surprising that a new natural organ was discov...
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Novavax announces high efficacy in phase 3 trials
How is it different from other vaccines and what does it mean for Australia?
American biotech company Novavax announced yesterday that their COVID-19 vaccine PREVENT-19 demonstrated 90% overall ...