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Gene Editing Chinese Twins
He Jiankui, an associate professor at Shenzhen’s Southern University of Science and…
Latest CSIRO Funding For AI And Space
Australia’s national science agency is spending up on space technology and AI.…
Winners And Finalists Of Little Big Idea Competition
Kids are amazing: energised and enthusiastic about science, tech and how to…
Anachronistic Arachnophobia
Peptides extracted from Australia’s deadly funnel web spider appear to be very…
How To Effectively Vaccinate Against Influenza
There were only 40,000 cases of influenza in the 2018 Australian flu…
2018 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
A run through of some of the Australian Museum’s Eureka Prizes, including…
Predicting Your Choices Before You’ve Made Up Your Mind
Researchers at Auckland University of Technology’s Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute…
The Militarisation Of Gene Editing Technologies
Though incredibly promising for eradicating nasty disease, there remain troubling questions about…
Anyone Can Become A Citizen Scientist
QuestaGame and Nature’s Notebook in the US encourage everyday people to photograph,…
CO2 At Highest Levels In 800,000 Years
In April 2018, average atmospheric carbon dioxide exceeded 410 parts per million.…
Was Nefertiti Buried With King Tut?
Not according to the latest ground-penetrating radar survey of the boy pharaoh’s…
Towards A Universal Flu Vaccine
Bill Gates and Google’s Larry Page launch the “Universal Influenza Vaccine Development…
A Brief History Of Stephen Hawking’s Time
Dr Ian Storey walks us through the late cosmologist’s career highlights. He…
Australian Government Releases Strategic Plan For Innovation, Science And Research
We’re good at research but not so good at developing the fruits…
Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer To Midnight
The Bulletin of the Atomic scientists, including 15 Nobel laureates, has moved…
Breed To Breathe
Social media has driven high demand for cute squash-faced dogs. But they…
Why The Earth Isn’t Flat
Five flagrant reasons why science trumps superstition and misconception every time.
Magpies Voted Australia’s Bird Of The Year
These ubiquitous creatures are more interesting than you think. They mimic sounds,…
Will 2018 Be A Really Bad Year For Earthquakes?
A new theory suggests a correlation between Earth’s slowing rotation and the…
Australian Prime Minister’s $250,000 Prize For Science 2017
Professor Jenny Graves AO of La Trobe University has won the country’s…