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Striking NASA Animation Reveals the Dirty Truth About Ocean Plastic

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Striking NASA Animation Reveals the Dirty Truth About Ocean Plastic

Controversial Assisted Suicide Pod Cleared for Use in Switzerland

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Controversial Assisted Suicide Pod Cleared for Use in Switzerland

Chinese Rover to Investigate ‘Mysterious Hut’ Spotted on Far Side of Moon

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Chinese Rover to Investigate ‘Mysterious Hut’ Spotted on Far Side of Moon

More than Half of Australians Are Ready for EVs, So What’s the Hold-Up?

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More than Half of Australians Are Ready for EVs, So What’s the Hold-Up?

Ingrid Burfurd, Grattan Institute

Scott Morrison Wants You To Recycle More

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Scott Morrison Wants You To Recycle More

Asha Barbaschow

What Three Decades Did for Space Exploration As NASA Worked To Build One New Telescope

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What Three Decades Did for Space Exploration As NASA Worked To Build One New Telescope

Investigators Can Now Work Out Your Eye Colour From DNA Left at a Crime Scene

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Investigators Can Now Work Out Your Eye Colour From DNA Left at a Crime Scene

Asha Barbaschow

What You Need to Know About the B.1.1.529 Omicron COVID Variant

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What You Need to Know About the B.1.1.529 Omicron COVID Variant

Zachariah Kelly

Digital Climate Activism is Looking Racism Right in the Eyes

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Digital Climate Activism is Looking Racism Right in the Eyes

Nina Hall, Charles Lawrie and Sahar Priano

Mathematical Advancements Require Intuition and Creativity (and a Little Help From AI)

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Mathematical Advancements Require Intuition and Creativity (and a Little Help From AI)

Geordie Williamson

What’s the Secret To Making Sure Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Steal Your Job?

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What’s the Secret To Making Sure Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Steal Your Job?

Cecile Paris and Andrew Reeson

9 Inventors Who Were Killed by Their Own Inventions

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9 Inventors Who Were Killed by Their Own Inventions

Shoshana Wodinsky

Huge Jellyfish Is Extremely Rare, Nightmare Fuel

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Huge Jellyfish Is Extremely Rare, Nightmare Fuel

Hawaii Is Getting a Blizzard (No, Seriously)

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Hawaii Is Getting a Blizzard (No, Seriously)

How to Spot Leonard, the Brightest Comet of the Year

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How to Spot Leonard, the Brightest Comet of the Year

4 States Just Hit All-Time December Heat Records

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4 States Just Hit All-Time December Heat Records

NASA Picks Blue Origin and Two Others to Design New Space Stations

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NASA Picks Blue Origin and Two Others to Design New Space Stations

Access To Open Research Would Benefit Everyone

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Access To Open Research Would Benefit Everyone

Lucy Montgomery, Cameron Neylon and Karl Huang

5 Graphs That Show the World Is in the Midst of a Renewable Energy Revolution

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5 Graphs That Show the World Is in the Midst of a Renewable Energy Revolution

Physicists Finally Observe an Exotic State of Matter First Predicted in 1973

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Physicists Finally Observe an Exotic State of Matter First Predicted in 1973

Scientists Made a Map of the Nasty Diseases Ticks Can Give You

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Scientists Made a Map of the Nasty Diseases Ticks Can Give You

Check Out the CSIRO’s Space Robot Testing Facility

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Check Out the CSIRO’s Space Robot Testing Facility

Zachariah Kelly

Flavour Saver: You Can Tell What a Tasmanian Devil Has Eaten from Their Whiskers

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Flavour Saver: You Can Tell What a Tasmanian Devil Has Eaten from Their Whiskers

Zachariah Kelly

Siberian Cave Yields Oldest Fossils Belonging to Enigmatic Human Species

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Siberian Cave Yields Oldest Fossils Belonging to Enigmatic Human Species

Many Severe COVID-19 Survivors Go on to Die Within a Year, Study Finds

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Many Severe COVID-19 Survivors Go on to Die Within a Year, Study Finds

The PR Firms Doing Big Oil’s Dirty Work

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The PR Firms Doing Big Oil’s Dirty Work

More Than 200 Aussie Birds Are Now Threatened With Extinction and of Course It’s Because of Climate Change

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More Than 200 Aussie Birds Are Now Threatened With Extinction and of Course It’s Because of Climate Change

Stephen Garnett, Charles Darwin University and Barry Baker, University of Tasmania

This Australian Bionic Eye Implant Could Be the Future of Combatting Blindness

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This Australian Bionic Eye Implant Could Be the Future of Combatting Blindness

Zachariah Kelly

‘Debris Notification’ Forces NASA to Reschedule Spacewalk

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‘Debris Notification’ Forces NASA to Reschedule Spacewalk

Asha Barbaschow

This Map Shows the Pacific Northwest’s Nightmare November Rain Totals

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This Map Shows the Pacific Northwest’s Nightmare November Rain Totals

5 Ways to Help the Climate That Will Make a Real Difference

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5 Ways to Help the Climate That Will Make a Real Difference

Astronomers Spot Two Supermassive Black Holes on a Collision Course

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Astronomers Spot Two Supermassive Black Holes on a Collision Course

These Organic Robots Can Reproduce, Which Is Not Terrifying at All

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These Organic Robots Can Reproduce, Which Is Not Terrifying at All

Zachariah Kelly

Turns Out Half of Earth’s Water May Have Come from Space Dust

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Turns Out Half of Earth’s Water May Have Come from Space Dust

Luke Daly, Martin R. Lee, Nick Timms, and Phil Bland

‘Vaccine’ Is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year

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‘Vaccine’ Is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year

Physicists Detect Neutrinos for First Time Ever Using Large Hadron Collider

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Physicists Detect Neutrinos for First Time Ever Using Large Hadron Collider

What the Omicron Variant Could Mean for Oil Prices

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What the Omicron Variant Could Mean for Oil Prices

Can Technology Enhance Your Taste Buds?

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Can Technology Enhance Your Taste Buds?

Local Climates Will Change Even If Global Warming Is Halted, And We Need To Understand How

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Local Climates Will Change Even If Global Warming Is Halted, And We Need To Understand How

Andrew King, Andrea Dittus, Ed Hawkins, Josephine Brown, Kale Sniderman, and Tilo Ziehn

Can We Really Deflect An Asteroid Heading For Earth?

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Can We Really Deflect An Asteroid Heading For Earth?

Gail Iles, RMIT University

Unsurprising, But Still Devastating, CSIRO Links Australia’s Forest Fires to Climate Change

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Unsurprising, But Still Devastating, CSIRO Links Australia’s Forest Fires to Climate Change

Asha Barbaschow

Emerging Omicron Coronavirus Variant Has Officials Worldwide on the Defensive

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Emerging Omicron Coronavirus Variant Has Officials Worldwide on the Defensive

Why Trying to Clean Up All the Ocean Plastic Is Pointless

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Why Trying to Clean Up All the Ocean Plastic Is Pointless

A Weekly Dose of Red Light Might Improve Ageing Eyesight, Study Finds

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A Weekly Dose of Red Light Might Improve Ageing Eyesight, Study Finds

There Were Billions of T-rexes, and 9 Other Things You Never Knew About Dinosaurs

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There Were Billions of T-rexes, and 9 Other Things You Never Knew About Dinosaurs

Stephen Johnson

CSIRO: Every Dollar Invested in Research Generates $3.50 in Benefits for Australia

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CSIRO: Every Dollar Invested in Research Generates $3.50 in Benefits for Australia

Katherine Wynn, CSIRO; Jasmine Cohen, CSIRO, and Mingji Liu, CSIRO

8 Species Driven Toward Extinction by Cats

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8 Species Driven Toward Extinction by Cats

Surprising Discovery of Two Ancient Galaxies Exposes Our Cloudy View of the Cosmos

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Surprising Discovery of Two Ancient Galaxies Exposes Our Cloudy View of the Cosmos

Webb Telescope Not Damaged Following Mounting Incident, NASA Says

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Webb Telescope Not Damaged Following Mounting Incident, NASA Says

New Planets Just Dropped: 366 New Exoplanets and Two Gas Giants Have Been Discovered

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New Planets Just Dropped: 366 New Exoplanets and Two Gas Giants Have Been Discovered

Zachariah Kelly

How Will Our Ethical Choices Be Determined by Self-Driving Cars?

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How Will Our Ethical Choices Be Determined by Self-Driving Cars?

Jumana Abu-Khalaf, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Edith Cowan University

If the Ocean Is Essential to Tackling Climate Change, Then Why Is No One Talking About It?

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If the Ocean Is Essential to Tackling Climate Change, Then Why Is No One Talking About It?

Dr Sali Bache, ClimateWorks Australia

The Helium in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Could Power Some Sweet Science

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The Helium in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Could Power Some Sweet Science

You Can Now Visit Polar Bears in an Electric Tundra Buggy

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You Can Now Visit Polar Bears in an Electric Tundra Buggy

New Curiosity Image Reminds Us That Mars Is a Truly Beautiful Place

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New Curiosity Image Reminds Us That Mars Is a Truly Beautiful Place

Millions of Red Crabs Have Overrun a Tiny Island on Their Annual Migration

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Millions of Red Crabs Have Overrun a Tiny Island on Their Annual Migration

The U.S.’s Big Stockpile of Emergency Oil, Explained

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The U.S.’s Big Stockpile of Emergency Oil, Explained

Australian Scientists Discover Two New ‘Very Loud’ Frog Species That Scream

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Australian Scientists Discover Two New ‘Very Loud’ Frog Species That Scream

Zachariah Kelly

COVID-19 Linked to Four Times Higher Risk of Stillbirth in US During Delta Era, CDC Finds

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COVID-19 Linked to Four Times Higher Risk of Stillbirth in US During Delta Era, CDC Finds

This Earth-Sized Star Rotates Once Every 25 Seconds

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This Earth-Sized Star Rotates Once Every 25 Seconds

NASA’s Extremely Delayed Webb Telescope Takes Another Blow, Literally This Time

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NASA’s Extremely Delayed Webb Telescope Takes Another Blow, Literally This Time

What We Will Never Know

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What We Will Never Know

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Will You Look at That? South Australia’s Power Grid Dropped to Zero Because of Renewables

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Will You Look at That? South Australia’s Power Grid Dropped to Zero Because of Renewables

Zachariah Kelly

The Invasive Species Threatening Antarctica’s Already Fragile Ecosystem

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The Invasive Species Threatening Antarctica’s Already Fragile Ecosystem

Dana M Bergstrom, University of Wollongong and Shavawn Donoghue, University of Tasmania

Honey Bees Remember Their Favourite Flowers Just like Humans Remember Faces

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Honey Bees Remember Their Favourite Flowers Just like Humans Remember Faces

Scarlett Howard, Deakin University and Adrian Dyer, RMIT University

England Will Require All New Buildings To Have EV Chargers

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England Will Require All New Buildings To Have EV Chargers

A Tiny Town Was the Soviet Union’s Uranium Hub. Now, It’s Racing to Avoid Disaster

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A Tiny Town Was the Soviet Union’s Uranium Hub. Now, It’s Racing to Avoid Disaster

9 Things to Know About NASA’s Armageddon Mission to Deflect an Asteroid

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9 Things to Know About NASA’s Armageddon Mission to Deflect an Asteroid

I Drank Dying Glacier Water, and All I Got Was a Deeper Feeling of Dread

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I Drank Dying Glacier Water, and All I Got Was a Deeper Feeling of Dread

The World’s Largest Digital Camera Is Almost Ready to Look Back in Time

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The World’s Largest Digital Camera Is Almost Ready to Look Back in Time

Starbucks Worker Tests Positive for Hepatitis A, Prompts Mass Vaccination of Customers

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Starbucks Worker Tests Positive for Hepatitis A, Prompts Mass Vaccination of Customers

Which Animal Species Get Along the Best?

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Which Animal Species Get Along the Best?

Roads Made from Recycled Waste Could Rev up the Circular Economy

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Roads Made from Recycled Waste Could Rev up the Circular Economy

Salman Shooshtarian, Savindi Caldera, Tayyab Maqsood, and Tim Ryley

A Quarter of U.S. Roads Could Be Regularly Flooded in 30 Years

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A Quarter of U.S. Roads Could Be Regularly Flooded in 30 Years

CDC Finds No Smallpox in Frozen Vials Suspiciously Labelled ‘Smallpox’

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CDC Finds No Smallpox in Frozen Vials Suspiciously Labelled ‘Smallpox’

Perseverance Rover Captures Awesome Video of Helicopter Flying on Mars

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Perseverance Rover Captures Awesome Video of Helicopter Flying on Mars

House Passes First Major Climate Legislation in 12 Years — But Don’t Celebrate Just Yet

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House Passes First Major Climate Legislation in 12 Years — But Don’t Celebrate Just Yet

Austria to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Everybody in February

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Austria to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Everybody in February

AstraZeneca Scientist Defends Plan to Start Selling COVID-19 Vaccine For Profit

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AstraZeneca Scientist Defends Plan to Start Selling COVID-19 Vaccine For Profit

This Startup From Israel Is 3D-Printing Steak

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This Startup From Israel Is 3D-Printing Steak

Asha Barbaschow

The Search for Life Around Alpha Centauri Just Took a Major Leap Forward

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The Search for Life Around Alpha Centauri Just Took a Major Leap Forward

Elon Musk Says First Orbital Launch of Starship Could Happen by January

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Elon Musk Says First Orbital Launch of Starship Could Happen by January

COVID-19 Boosters for Americans Are On the Way

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COVID-19 Boosters for Americans Are On the Way

You Need to Care About This

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You Need to Care About This

Want to See the Moon Turn Red? Here’s When to Watch the Almost Total Lunar Eclipse from Australia

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Want to See the Moon Turn Red? Here’s When to Watch the Almost Total Lunar Eclipse from Australia

Asha Barbaschow

Mickey Mouse Helps the Shark Bay Mouse (and its Friends) Return to Central Australia

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Mickey Mouse Helps the Shark Bay Mouse (and its Friends) Return to Central Australia

Zachariah Kelly

What to Know About Kessler Syndrome, the Ultimate Space Disaster

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What to Know About Kessler Syndrome, the Ultimate Space Disaster

Experimental Anti-Tick Vaccine Aims to Stop Bites That Could Spread Lyme

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Experimental Anti-Tick Vaccine Aims to Stop Bites That Could Spread Lyme

FBI, CDC Investigating Vials Labelled ‘Smallpox’ Found in Lab Freezer

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FBI, CDC Investigating Vials Labelled ‘Smallpox’ Found in Lab Freezer

Spare Power From Electric Cars Could Power Your Home

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Spare Power From Electric Cars Could Power Your Home

Zachariah Kelly

The Morrison Government’s Net-Zero Plan Will Likely Fail on These 6 Crucial Counts

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The Morrison Government’s Net-Zero Plan Will Likely Fail on These 6 Crucial Counts

Dr Nadeem Samnakay, Australian National University

Electric Cars Won’t Save the Planet Alone, but There Is More We Can Do

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Electric Cars Won’t Save the Planet Alone, but There Is More We Can Do

Timothy Welch, University of Auckland

A 1980s Space Telescope May Have Seen Planet Nine

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A 1980s Space Telescope May Have Seen Planet Nine

NASA Condemns Russia’s ‘Reckless and Dangerous’ Anti-Satellite Test

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NASA Condemns Russia’s ‘Reckless and Dangerous’ Anti-Satellite Test

How AI Can Be Used to Avoid Another Black Summer in Australia

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How AI Can Be Used to Avoid Another Black Summer in Australia

Zachariah Kelly

A Chunk of a Chinese Satellite Almost Hit the International Space Station

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A Chunk of a Chinese Satellite Almost Hit the International Space Station

Mark Rigby, University of Southern Queensland and Brad Carter, University of Southern Queensland

Scientists Say a Second HIV Patient Cleared the Virus Naturally

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Scientists Say a Second HIV Patient Cleared the Virus Naturally

60 Countries With the Best COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the World

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60 Countries With the Best COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in the World

Let’s Not Forget You Can Make Money by Pooping on This Toilet

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Let’s Not Forget You Can Make Money by Pooping on This Toilet

Zachariah Kelly

Scott Morrison’s Claims That 90% of Australia’s New Car Sales Will Be Electric By 2050 is a Destination Without a Map

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Scott Morrison’s Claims That 90% of Australia’s New Car Sales Will Be Electric By 2050 is a Destination Without a Map

John Quiggin, The University of Queensland