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Can a crystal change your life?
There’s nothing mystical about the everyday marvel of crystals. In fact, you might be surprised to learn how these structures contribute to our transportation, the transmission of information, our enjoyment of food, our health and well-being, and much more.
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The Australian scientists greening ammonia for a sustainable future
New technology shows the promise of an energy revolution.
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No return to Eden
The natural world is past conservation and restoration. We need to become interventionists and eco-engineers if we truly want species to survive.
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Sonic cleanup: using sound to capture ocean microplastics
A new, filter-free method of separating microplastics from seawater has been developed in Indonesia.
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Protein mutation’s hidden past
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Previous Issues
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21 - 27 Jan 2022
ISS archaeology; diversity in coding; firefighter health risks; drones for good; earthquake prediction.
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14 - 20 Jan 2022
AI in the workplace; carbon calculators; Australia’s battery supply chain; where are all the robots; firefighter health risks.
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17 - 23 Dec 2021
Addressing Scope 3 carbon emissions; recycling wind turbines; seizure-predicting apps; Moon law; and climate action teams.
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10 - 16 Dec 2021
La Niña and agriculture; science of sparkling wine; are orca climate change winners?; globes of the future; and life-saving sensors.
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03 - 09 Dec 2021
Cargo ship carbon emissions; AI solves complex maths; ethics of ancient DNA; how humans interact with the ocean; and finance tackling climate change.
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26 Nov - 02 Dec 2021
Shark tourism; the test that could help eliminate cervical cancer; nifty space materials; procrastination; and the science of déjà vu.
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19 - 25 Nov 2021
Space laws to prevent space wars; how AI could help coding; carbon farming explained; COVID frontline: New Zealand; the Next Big Thing facing law
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12 - 18 Nov 2021
Solar energy export ambitions; shifting focus on COVID numbers; space weather; heatwaves; Australian Antarctic Division’s new chief scientist.
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05 - 11 Nov 2021
Getting space tech from idea to market; next-gen solar cells; coral reef recovery; mental health diagnosis challenges; how women are transforming agriculture.
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29 Oct - 04 Nov 2021
Economic risks of climate inaction; climate for kids born in 2020; the life of a NASA principal investigator; internet archives; aerosol drug delivery.
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22 - 28 Oct 2021
Santos’ carbon capture challenge; birds and wind farms; tackling seafood provenance; a new view of distant galaxies; and prophetic rodent experiments.
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15 - 21 Oct 2021
New initiative for Australia’s climate future; decarbonisation in our region; what’s wrong with physics these days; making semiconductor tech in Australia; weird and wonderful planets.