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FEATURES - In depth articles on current research in Australia and abroad.
New NASA claims of Martian life in a meteorite discovered in Antarctica haven’t convinced astrobiologists.
An intelligent camera system has been set up to track and recover meteorites in the Nullarbor.
Are people with sleep apnoea prone to brain injury from oxygen deprivation?
Tasmania’s erosion history links ancient Aboriginal burning practices with the demise of Tasmania’s megafauna.
Will brain scans revolutionise our legal system?
When questions of population growth and sustainability are debated, the silver bullet of technological progress is usually proposed or implied. But historical evidence and simulations of the future demonstrate the danger of relying on technology.
Natural fruit compounds may balance the impacts that exercise can have on the body and help breathing in some types of asthma.
conSCIENCE - Discussing topics in the public interest.
Students from school to university should be learning the essential skills of critical thinking.
THE NAKED SKEPTIC - Keeping a critical eye on current issues.
Research published recently in a reputable scientific journal suggests that acupuncture could have an analgesic effect on mice.
SIMON SAYS - Simon Grose shares his views on current issues in science.
The creation of the first synthetic genome is the latest paragraph in the story of evolution.
Growth in GDP could pay for the entire electricity system to be converted to a mix of renewables by 2020.
Dave Reneke brings news from the space and astronomy communities around the world.
BROWSE - A round-up of the latest science news from our shores.
The taste of an energy-laden drink can produce a surge in muscle strength even before glucose hits the bloodstream.
The pain of early morning exercise may have a benefit for athletes, with evidence that those who train before breakfast get more benefit than those who eat first.
Perth and Sydney experience greater increases in cardiovascular death rates over winter than Tasmania does, a new study has found.
A new form of animal communication has been revealed with the discovery that male red-eyed tree frogs send signals by shaking the branches of the trees in which they sit.
Nine new species of handfish have been found, bringing to 14 the number of known species of one of the world’s most remarkable creatures. Yet specimens of several species are rare, and at least one species may well be extinct.
he visual systems of jumping spiders are even more extraordinary than previously realised, according to a new study that has extracted remarkable precision from very small eyes.
Dr George Hobbs of CSIRO has found a pattern to odd shifts in the timing of pulsars. His work may contribute to a greater understanding of the behaviour of these important astronomical objects, and could make pulsars even more powerful tools for testing the fundamental laws of the universe.
The waste thrown out during the production of fruit juices and other processed fruit products contains antioxidants that may prove potent against disease.
The consumption of processed meat increases women’s risk of ovarian cancer while consumption of fish reduces it, according to two Australian studies and a meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Ovarian cancer is rare but has a high mortality rate, with 60% of those diagnosed dying within 5 years.
People with a family history of diabetes gain more weight than those without when consuming a similar diet, a Garvan Institute study has found. The research was published in Diabetologia.
