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Editor's choice Saturday, 3 December 2016
Galaxy evolution 'Shockingly' cold gas cloud surrounding early giant galaxy surprises scientists
Friday, 2 December 2016
The discovery of an enormous reservoir of ultra-cold gas surrounding a distant galaxy has reshaped our scientific understanding of how stars and galaxies formed in the early universe.
Gut brain links
Are gut microbes involved with Parkinson's disease?
Friday, 2 December 2016
Sky guide
What's in the sky in December?
Thursday, 1 December 2016
One in Five
What can we bring home from the 'Bionic Olympics'?
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Great Moments in Science
The earworms you can't get out of your head
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
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Skin patch measures sweat to check your health
Thursday, 24 November 2016
A new skin patch could help you keep tabs on your health while you work up a sweat - literally.
- Concrete jungles can act as carbon sinks
- Bright radio burst sheds light on Universe's cosmic web
- Tropical invaders, heat waves and pollution take toll on Australia's kelp forests
- Plants key to recent pause in growth of atmospheric CO2
- Bonobos suffer from failing eyesight as they get older
- Thorny devils drink water by burying themselves in sand
- Oldest-known evidence of Aboriginal settlement in arid Australia found
Dr Karl
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'Skinny fat', fasting for weight loss, feeling full
Thursday, 1 December 2016
With special guest Ruben Meerman the Surfing Scientist!Why do people use the ketogenic diet for weight loss? Is intermittent fasting good for weight loss? What happens if you don't eat ANY fruit and veg?
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Why do books smell the way they do?
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Books, new and old, have a particular smell, but what we call that 'new book smell' isn't always the same from book to book or even from publisher to publisher, as Dr Karl explains.
Exploring Saturn
Cassini to explore rings of Saturn as it heads towards grand finale
Friday, 25 November 2016
The Cassini spacecraft has been exploring the system of Saturn for more than a decade. As the first phase of its final descent begins, we look at what it has discovered about the ringed planet and its moons, and what happens next.
Natural history
Elizabeth Gould, illustrator of Birds of Australia, brought out of her husband's shadow
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
The artist Elizabeth Gould has not been entirely erased from history, but she has certainly been seriously smudged by it: reduced to an initial or, often, replaced by the name of her husband.
Tsunamis explained
What is a tsunami and how are they monitored?
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Anything that disrupts the sea floor in some way has the potential to generate a tsunami, but they are usually caused by underwater earthquakes. So, why do they occur, and how does the monitoring system work?
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