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Time's up: why Australia has to quit stalling and wean itself off fossil fuels
If the world acts now, we can avoid the worst outcomes of climate change without any…
Growing up in a city can harm your spatial skills
The science fiction film Tron Legacy opens with voice of main character, Kevin Flynn, musing of…
The spider that looks like bird poo—and other amazing (and gross) tricks animals deploy to survive
Animals do all sorts of disgusting things. While these gross behaviours might turn our stomachs, they’re…
Blockchain offers a solution to post-Brexit border digitization to build supply chain trust
Blockchain is a system in which a record of transactions made in bitcoin, or another cryptocurrency,…
Using electrochemistry techniques to design catalysts for sustainable fuels
One challenge in decarbonizing the energy system is knowing how to deal with new types of…
Analysis of Roman coins uncovers evidence of financial crisis
New scientific analysis of the composition of Roman denarii has brought fresh understanding to a financial…
Planting trees and shrubs brings woodland birds back to farms, from superb fairy wrens to spotted pardalotes
Rural landscapes are changing in southern Australia. Thanks to landholders, community volunteers and Landcare groups, farms…
Astrophysicists theorize a new type of neutron star
A pair of researchers, one with Manly Astrophysics, the other with Universidad de Murcia, has proposed…
The delicate balance between grocery store profit and food security
Food prices in Canada continue to soar in the face of labor shortages, the rising cost…