Skull data challenges domestication theory
How have humans affected domestic animals’ evolution?
Despite their varied genetic origins, domesticated animals have a lot of traits in common, and it’s not entirely clea...
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Final frontier exam: is it fit for space?
New network set to help Australian space tech meet standards and head for the heavens.
A new network to put space technology through its paces has been set up, to make sure Australian-developed products c...
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Robot can sort soft plastics for recycling
A new system could identify and sort soft plastics.
Engineers at the University of Sydney are developing a robot that can sort soft plastics out of waste, simplifying re...
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Medical imaging with nanoparticles
We talk to Karen Alt about new medical imaging technology.
Australian researchers have launched a new technology that uses magnetic nanoparticles for medical imaging. While sti...
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Pollen could carry COVID-19 virus further, faster, say researchers
The wrong kind of spring fever? Researchers model dispersal of COVID-19 virus particles on pollen...
On today’s episode of "Is nothing sacred?", COVID-19 has now cast a pall over the prospect of spring, with a new stud...
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Genetic clues to link between PTSD and migraines
A new study has revealed common genes that may cause migraines and PTSD to co-occur.
A study comparing pairs of identical twins has highlighted potential genes that may explain the common – but poorly u...
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Delta is keeping Australia on alert
The fast-spreading SARS-CoV-2 variant named Delta can transmit through “fleeting contact”.
In recent weeks, we’ve heard of a virus able to transmit through “fleeting contact”. The newly emerged Delta strain o...
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Coffee may prevent chronic liver disease
Drinking coffee – however you take it – may reduce your risk of liver disease according to new st...
Drinking coffee – whichever way you take it – may reduce the risk of liver disease, according to a new study publishe...
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Race impacts COVID-19 outcomes among children
Study finds racial disparities in COVID-19 testing and hospitalisation among children in the UK.
A new study has found that racial disparities in the severity of COVID-19, well documented among adults, also occur a...
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The surface of Venus is geologically active
New study of the ‘hellish’ planet reveals tectonic activity, disproves solid lithosphere theory.
Venus’ surface is not a single, solid “lithosphere”, as once thought, but a patchwork of tectonic plates with similar...
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Making light of molecule manufacture
Chemists have seen the light and developed a better way of making cyclodextrin.
You may not have heard of cyclodextrins, but chances are you’ve used or ingested things made with them. The doughnut-...
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