Science & Health: Space, Medicine, Climate Change And Humans

Work Is A Fundamental Part Of Being Human, Robots Won’t Stop Us Doing It

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8 months ago

Work Is A Fundamental Part Of Being Human, Robots Won’t Stop Us Doing It

Jean-Philippe Deranty

Thank Fungi For Cheese, Wine And Beer This Holiday Season

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8 months ago

Thank Fungi For Cheese, Wine And Beer This Holiday Season

Antonis Rokas

Why White Island Erupted Without Warning

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8 months ago

Why White Island Erupted Without Warning

Shane Cronin

Science Needs True Diversity To Succeed, And Australian Astronomy Shows How We Can Get It

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8 months ago

Science Needs True Diversity To Succeed, And Australian Astronomy Shows How We Can Get It

Lisa Kewley

From Their Balloons, The First Aeronauts Transformed Our View Of The World

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8 months ago

From Their Balloons, The First Aeronauts Transformed Our View Of The World

Jennifer Tucker

How Stress Speeds Up Your Chromosomes’ Ageing Clock

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8 months ago

How Stress Speeds Up Your Chromosomes’ Ageing Clock

Szymek Drobniak

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8 months ago

Why Is The Sun’s Atmosphere So Hot?

Daniel Verscharen

Global Emissions To Hit 36.8 Billion Tonnes, Beating Last Year’s Record High

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8 months ago

Global Emissions To Hit 36.8 Billion Tonnes, Beating Last Year’s Record High

Pep Canadell et. al.

Why Some Scientists Want To Rewrite The History Of How We Learned To Walk

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8 months ago

Why Some Scientists Want To Rewrite The History Of How We Learned To Walk

Vivien Shaw and Isabelle Catherine Winder

A 6,000-Year-Old Fruit Fly Gave The World Modern Cheeses And Yogurts

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8 months ago

A 6,000-Year-Old Fruit Fly Gave The World Modern Cheeses And Yogurts

John Morrissey

Satellites And Lasers Are Being Used To Shoot Information Through Space Faster Than Ever Before

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8 months ago

Satellites And Lasers Are Being Used To Shoot Information Through Space Faster Than Ever Before

Gottfried Lechner

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8 months ago

Trees Aren’t Gonna Fix This

Erik Shilling

Scientists Fear Insect Populations Are Shrinking, Here Are Six Ways To Help

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8 months ago

Scientists Fear Insect Populations Are Shrinking, Here Are Six Ways To Help

D. Yeates and K. Hogendoorn and M. Sanders

To Stop A Tech Apocalypse, We Need Ethics And The Arts

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8 months ago

To Stop A Tech Apocalypse, We Need Ethics And The Arts

Sara James and Sarah Midford

Returning To Country: We Should Use Genetics, Geology And More To Repatriate Aboriginal Remains

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8 months ago

Returning To Country: We Should Use Genetics, Geology And More To Repatriate Aboriginal Remains

M. Collard et. al.

We Can Reverse Antibiotic Resistance In Australia: Here’s How Sweden Is Doing It

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8 months ago

We Can Reverse Antibiotic Resistance In Australia: Here’s How Sweden Is Doing It

M. Bakhit and C. Del Mar and H. Kornfält Isberg

Are ‘Dog Years’ For Real? An Explanation Of Calculating Canine Age

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8 months ago

Are ‘Dog Years’ For Real? An Explanation Of Calculating Canine Age

Christian Yates

Underwater Speakers Used To Trick Fish Into Returning To Great Barrier Reef

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8 months ago

Underwater Speakers Used To Trick Fish Into Returning To Great Barrier Reef

Sarah Basford

Dopamine Fasting: An Expert Reviews The Latest Craze In Silicon Valley

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8 months ago

Dopamine Fasting: An Expert Reviews The Latest Craze In Silicon Valley

Ciara McCabe

Scientists Re-counted Australia’s Extinct Species, And The Result Is Devastating

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8 months ago

Scientists Re-counted Australia’s Extinct Species, And The Result Is Devastating

J. Woinarski et. al.

What Is The Pharmacy Guild Of Australia And Why Does It Wield So Much Power?

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8 months ago

What Is The Pharmacy Guild Of Australia And Why Does It Wield So Much Power?

Lesley Russell

How To Avoid Food Poisoning At Summer Picnics

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8 months ago

How To Avoid Food Poisoning At Summer Picnics

M. Kirk and E. Fearnley and K. Glass

This Dinosaur Was So Savage It Needed New Teeth Every Two Months

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8 months ago

This Dinosaur Was So Savage It Needed New Teeth Every Two Months

Sarah Basford

Virtual Reality Won’t Make Cows Happier, But It Might Help Us See Them Differently

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8 months ago

Virtual Reality Won’t Make Cows Happier, But It Might Help Us See Them Differently

Sarah Webber and Marcus Carter

My Carbon Footprint Is Massive, Here’s How I’m Going To Change It

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8 months ago

My Carbon Footprint Is Massive, Here’s How I’m Going To Change It

Elizabeth Blackstock

A Hot And Dry Australian Summer Means Heatwaves And Fire Risk Ahead

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8 months ago

A Hot And Dry Australian Summer Means Heatwaves And Fire Risk Ahead

Catherine Ganter and Andrew B. Watkins

The Case Of The Pirated Blueberries: Courts Flex New Muscle To Protect Plant Breeders’ Intellectual Property

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9 months ago

The Case Of The Pirated Blueberries: Courts Flex New Muscle To Protect Plant Breeders’ Intellectual Property

David Jefferson

How Do Guide Dogs Know Where Their Owners Want To Go?

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9 months ago

How Do Guide Dogs Know Where Their Owners Want To Go?

Carmel Nottle

Fish Kills And Undrinkable Water: Here’s What To Expect For The Murray Darling This Summer

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9 months ago

Fish Kills And Undrinkable Water: Here’s What To Expect For The Murray Darling This Summer

Jamie Pittock

What Happens To Your Body When You’re Dehydrated?

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9 months ago

What Happens To Your Body When You’re Dehydrated?

Toby Mündel

How Drought Is Affecting Water Supply In Australia’s Capital Cities

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9 months ago

How Drought Is Affecting Water Supply In Australia’s Capital Cities

Ian Wright and Jason Reynolds

A Surprisingly Big Black Hole Might Have Swallowed A Star From The Inside Out, And Scientists Are Baffled

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9 months ago

A Surprisingly Big Black Hole Might Have Swallowed A Star From The Inside Out, And Scientists Are Baffled

Roberto Soria

Ageing Megastar Deeply Threatened By Teenage Climate Activist

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9 months ago

Ageing Megastar Deeply Threatened By Teenage Climate Activist

Alanis King

Climate Explained: How Much Does Flying Contribute To Climate Change?

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9 months ago

Climate Explained: How Much Does Flying Contribute To Climate Change?

Shaun Hendy

How Weather Radar Can Keep Tabs On The Elusive Magpie Goose

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9 months ago

How Weather Radar Can Keep Tabs On The Elusive Magpie Goose

Rebecca Rogers

As Bushfires Intensify, We Need To Acknowledge The Strain On Our Volunteers

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9 months ago

As Bushfires Intensify, We Need To Acknowledge The Strain On Our Volunteers

Blythe McLennan

New Type Of Star System? Mysterious Radio Signal Puzzles Astronomers

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9 months ago

New Type Of Star System? Mysterious Radio Signal Puzzles Astronomers

Laura Nicole Driessen

Moon 2069: Lunar Tourism And Deep Space Launches A Century On From Apollo?

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9 months ago

Moon 2069: Lunar Tourism And Deep Space Launches A Century On From Apollo?

Monica Grady

Some Dog Licks Can Lead To Death, Apparently

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9 months ago

Some Dog Licks Can Lead To Death, Apparently

Sarah Basford

The Science Of Laughter, And Why It Also Has A Dark Side

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9 months ago

The Science Of Laughter, And Why It Also Has A Dark Side

Lynne A Barker

There’s A Place In Ethiopia That’s Too Metal To Sustain Life

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9 months ago

There’s A Place In Ethiopia That’s Too Metal To Sustain Life

Sarah Basford

Were Other Humans The First Victims Of The Sixth Mass Extinction?

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9 months ago

Were Other Humans The First Victims Of The Sixth Mass Extinction?

Nick Longrich

What Are Lost Continents, And Why Are We Discovering So Many?

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9 months ago

What Are Lost Continents, And Why Are We Discovering So Many?

M. Seton, J. Whittaker and S. Williams

An American Company Will Test Your Embryos For Genetic Defects, But Designer Babies Aren’t Here Just Yet

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9 months ago

An American Company Will Test Your Embryos For Genetic Defects, But Designer Babies Aren’t Here Just Yet

Dennis McNevin

Nobel Prize In Physics For Two Breakthroughs: Evidence For The Big Bang And A Way To Find Exoplanets

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9 months ago

Nobel Prize In Physics For Two Breakthroughs: Evidence For The Big Bang And A Way To Find Exoplanets

Robert T. Fisher

New Report Shows The World Is Awash With Fossil Fuels. It’s Time To Cut Off Supply

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9 months ago

New Report Shows The World Is Awash With Fossil Fuels. It’s Time To Cut Off Supply

Peter Christoff

Enough Ambition (And Hydrogen) Could Get Australia To 200% Renewable Energy

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9 months ago

Enough Ambition (And Hydrogen) Could Get Australia To 200% Renewable Energy

S. Hamilton, C. Wang, F. Ueckerdt, R. Dargaville

Toyota Isn’t The Environmentally Friendly One

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9 months ago

Toyota Isn’t The Environmentally Friendly One

Aaron Gordon

Sydney Has Its Worst Air Pollution Day On Record

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9 months ago

Sydney Has Its Worst Air Pollution Day On Record

Sarah Basford

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9 months ago

What Would Aliens Be Like?

Samuel Levin

To Feed The World In 2050, We Need To Build The Plants That Evolution Didn’t

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9 months ago

To Feed The World In 2050, We Need To Build The Plants That Evolution Didn’t

Claudia Vickers

It’s Hard To Breathe And You Can’t Think Clearly – If You Defend Your Home Against A Bushfire, Be Mentally Prepared

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9 months ago

It’s Hard To Breathe And You Can’t Think Clearly – If You Defend Your Home Against A Bushfire, Be Mentally Prepared

Danielle Every and Mel Taylor

As Australia Burns, The Government Is Giving $10M In Drought Relief To Private Schools Only

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9 months ago

As Australia Burns, The Government Is Giving $10M In Drought Relief To Private Schools Only

Tegan Jones

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9 months ago

How To Build A Moon Base

Ian Whittaker and Gareth Dorrian

You Don’t Need A Prescription For Ventolin In Australia

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9 months ago

You Don’t Need A Prescription For Ventolin In Australia

Tegan Jones

Turn Down For What? Why Turning Down The Radio Helps You Park Your Car

Cars

9 months ago

Turn Down For What? Why Turning Down The Radio Helps You Park Your Car

Simon Lilburn & Philip Smith

Our Land Is Burning And Western Science Doesn’t Have All The Answers

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9 months ago

Our Land Is Burning And Western Science Doesn’t Have All The Answers

David Bowman & Ben J. French

Humans Light 85 Per Cent Of Bushfires And We Do Virtually Nothing To Stop It

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9 months ago

Humans Light 85 Per Cent Of Bushfires And We Do Virtually Nothing To Stop It

Janet Stanley

How Does Poor Air Quality From Bushfire Smoke Affect Our Health?

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9 months ago

How Does Poor Air Quality From Bushfire Smoke Affect Our Health?

Brian Oliver

Snail Slime: The Science Behind Molluscs As Medicine

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9 months ago

Snail Slime: The Science Behind Molluscs As Medicine

Sarah Pitt

A Surprising Answer To A Hot Question: Controlled Burns Often Fail To Slow A Bushfire

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9 months ago

A Surprising Answer To A Hot Question: Controlled Burns Often Fail To Slow A Bushfire

Trent Penman, Kate Parkins & Sarah McColl-Gausden

Virtual Tools, Real Fires: How Holograms And Other Tech Could Help Outsmart Bushfires

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9 months ago

Virtual Tools, Real Fires: How Holograms And Other Tech Could Help Outsmart Bushfires

David Tuffley

When The Firies Call Him Out On Climate Change, Scott Morrison Should Listen

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9 months ago

When The Firies Call Him Out On Climate Change, Scott Morrison Should Listen

Michelle Grattan

Holy Bin Chickens: Ancient Egyptians Tamed Wild Ibis For Sacrifice

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9 months ago

Holy Bin Chickens: Ancient Egyptians Tamed Wild Ibis For Sacrifice

Sally Wasef and David Lambert

Climate Explained: How Growth In Population And Consumption Drives Planetary Change

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9 months ago

Climate Explained: How Growth In Population And Consumption Drives Planetary Change

Michael Petterson

What Is A ‘Mass Extinction’ And Are We In One Now?

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9 months ago

What Is A ‘Mass Extinction’ And Are We In One Now?

F. Saltré and C. Bradshaw

The Science Of Drought Is Complex, But The Message On Climate Change Is Clear

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9 months ago

The Science Of Drought Is Complex, But The Message On Climate Change Is Clear

Ben Henley

Science & Health

9 months ago

Black Hole Yeets Star Out Of Milky Way

Sarah Basford

Firestorms And Flaming Tornadoes: How Bushfires Create Their Own Ferocious Weather Systems

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9 months ago

Firestorms And Flaming Tornadoes: How Bushfires Create Their Own Ferocious Weather Systems

Rachel Badlan

If You’ve Given Your DNA To A DNA Database, U.S. Police May Now Have Access To It

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9 months ago

If You’ve Given Your DNA To A DNA Database, U.S. Police May Now Have Access To It

Jane Tiller

Mr Morrison, I Lost My Home To Bushfire, Your Thoughts And Prayers Are Not Enough

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9 months ago

Mr Morrison, I Lost My Home To Bushfire, Your Thoughts And Prayers Are Not Enough

Janet Stanley

As Australia Burns Let’s Remember When ScoMo Brought A Lump Of Coal To Parliament

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9 months ago

As Australia Burns Let’s Remember When ScoMo Brought A Lump Of Coal To Parliament

Tegan Jones

1 In 10 Women With Endometriosis Report Using Cannabis To Ease Their Pain

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9 months ago

1 In 10 Women With Endometriosis Report Using Cannabis To Ease Their Pain

Justin Sinclair and Mike Armour

Drought And Climate Change Were The Kindling, And Now Australia’s East Coast Is Ablaze

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9 months ago

Drought And Climate Change Were The Kindling, And Now Australia’s East Coast Is Ablaze

Ross Bradstock and Rachael Helene Nolan

As NZ Votes On Euthanasia Bill, Here Is A Historical Perspective On A ‘Good Death’

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9 months ago

As NZ Votes On Euthanasia Bill, Here Is A Historical Perspective On A ‘Good Death’

Catherine Abou-Nemeh

Today’s Catastrophic Fire Danger Has Extended To More Areas

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9 months ago

Today’s Catastrophic Fire Danger Has Extended To More Areas

Tegan Jones

We May One Day Grow Babies Outside The Womb, But There Are Many Things To Consider First

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9 months ago

We May One Day Grow Babies Outside The Womb, But There Are Many Things To Consider First

Neera Bhatia and Evie Kendal

The Clitoris Certainly Gives Pleasure, But Does It Also Help Women Conceive?

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9 months ago

The Clitoris Certainly Gives Pleasure, But Does It Also Help Women Conceive?

Michelle Moscova

Science & Health

9 months ago

Dogs Really Can Chase Away Loneliness

Lauren Powell and Emmanuel Stamatakis

Queensland Health’s History Of Software Mishaps Is Proof Of How Hard E-Health Can Be

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9 months ago

Queensland Health’s History Of Software Mishaps Is Proof Of How Hard E-Health Can Be

Robert Merkel

Science & Health

9 months ago

How Do Solar Panels Work?

Andrew Blakers

Scientists Looked At Sea Levels 125,000 Years In The Past And The Results Are Terrifying

Science & Health

9 months ago

Scientists Looked At Sea Levels 125,000 Years In The Past And The Results Are Terrifying

F. Hibbert and E. Rohling and K. Grant

Abusing A Robot Won’t Hurt It, But It Could Make You A Crueller Person

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9 months ago

Abusing A Robot Won’t Hurt It, But It Could Make You A Crueller Person

S. Coghlan, B. Barbosa Neves and J. Waycott

How Rising Temperatures Affect Our Health

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9 months ago

How Rising Temperatures Affect Our Health

Liz Hanna

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9 months ago

How To Deal With Smartphone Stress

Brad Ridout

Recycling Plastic Bottles Is Good, But Reusing Them Is Better

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9 months ago

Recycling Plastic Bottles Is Good, But Reusing Them Is Better

R. Wakefield-Rann, J. Downes and N. Florin

Science & Health

9 months ago

How Do Fish Sleep?

Culum Brown

No Australian City Has A Long-Term Vision For Living Sustainably, And We Can’t Go On Like This

Science & Health

9 months ago

No Australian City Has A Long-Term Vision For Living Sustainably, And We Can’t Go On Like This

Mike Berry and Ian Lowe

Facebook Sent Flowers To Tassie MP, So He Called The Biosecurity Cops

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9 months ago

Facebook Sent Flowers To Tassie MP, So He Called The Biosecurity Cops

Tegan Jones

Some Animals Pause Their Own Pregnancies, But How They Do It Is Still A Mystery

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9 months ago

Some Animals Pause Their Own Pregnancies, But How They Do It Is Still A Mystery

Jane Fenelon

Would You Notice If Your Calculator Was Lying To You? The Research Says Probably Not

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9 months ago

Would You Notice If Your Calculator Was Lying To You? The Research Says Probably Not

Monica Whitty

Flesh-Eating Ulcer You Won’t Notice For Months Is Spreading Across Australia

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9 months ago

Flesh-Eating Ulcer You Won’t Notice For Months Is Spreading Across Australia

Sarah Basford

The Glowing Ghost Mushroom Looks Like It Comes From A Fungal Netherworld

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9 months ago

The Glowing Ghost Mushroom Looks Like It Comes From A Fungal Netherworld

Alison Pouliot

Top Secret Spaceplane Lands In Florida After Spending Over 2 Years In Orbit

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10 months ago

Top Secret Spaceplane Lands In Florida After Spending Over 2 Years In Orbit

Matt Novak

Trump Administration Argues The Border Wall Is Good For The Environment, Actually

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10 months ago

Trump Administration Argues The Border Wall Is Good For The Environment, Actually

Brian Kahn

Vape Litter Is Becoming An Environmental Disaster

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10 months ago

Vape Litter Is Becoming An Environmental Disaster

Tim Donnelly

The Future Of Particle Physics Is Bright, Bleak And Magical

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10 months ago

The Future Of Particle Physics Is Bright, Bleak And Magical

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Trump Administration Sues California For Daring To Address Climate Change

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10 months ago

Trump Administration Sues California For Daring To Address Climate Change

Brian Kahn

Fresh Look At New Horizons Data Shows Pluto’s ‘Far Side’ In Unprecedented Detail

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10 months ago

Fresh Look At New Horizons Data Shows Pluto’s ‘Far Side’ In Unprecedented Detail

George Dvorsky

Scientists Say Their Experimental Drug Knocks Out The Flu, In Animal Tests At Least

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10 months ago

Scientists Say Their Experimental Drug Knocks Out The Flu, In Animal Tests At Least

Ed Cara

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