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- Explainer: Are sports supplements worth the money?
- Hi Barbie! Movie trailer drops, let’s recap our best Barbie science
- Explainer: Analytical chemistry a secret weapon in conserving museum objects
- Millennium drought causing less runoff for our rainfall buck
- Australia on conveyor belt towards first National Robotics Strategy
- Health authorities warn of heightened Japanese Encephalitis risk over Easter
- Disposing of radioactive waste from AUKUS nuclear submarines
- Australia flies the flag for used wind turbines
- Ancient kākāpō poo could hold key to the flightless parrot’s survival
- Marine scientists have sunk to new lows and recorded fish at the deepest ever level
- Australians switching on streaming, turning off free-to-air TV
- Trove saved with a crucial funding boost
- You may have missed… T. rex lips, beetles using yeast to eat wood, portable glucometer taps on your phone screen, and Australians prefer streaming
- COVID-19 in Australia by the numbers: Week ending 31 March
- Quantum physicists declare they’ve discovered something easy to understand
- The 100% Pure Facts on Pill Testing
- Ancient “toothy” wombat cousin found near Alice Springs sheds light on how today’s marsupials evolved
- Eminent scientist calls for immediate halt to deep seabed mining plans
- Adapting to the changing climate could mean pressure on the bottom line for agriculture
- Hunt for shark eggs this Easter with this citizen science project
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Meet Adelaide’s ‘space brickie’With NASA planning a crewed lunar landing as soon as 2025, there’s questions about how to best build longer term... Read more
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Chief Scientist speaks on energy, global warming, industry reviews and pandemicsThe Albanese government has extended public consultation into science priorities until April 6, 2023. There are multiple reviews underway: space... Read more
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New Australian palaeo book illustrated by handMore than 500 million years of evolution across the continent has come alive through the artwork of Australian palaeo artist... Read more
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How do you display a triceratops in a museum?How do we know what dinosaurs looked like, and what do we know about where they lived? Cosmos Science is... Read more