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Editor's choice Friday, 27 January 2017
BUSH FLIES Saluting a great Australian: The bush fly
Thursday, 26 January 2017
No summer barbecue would be complete without the great Aussie salute. It's a tradition that has been linked to one specific fly: the Australian bush fly.
Australia facts
Five things you probably don't know about Australia
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Quiz
Creepy crawly quiz: How much do you know about stings and bites?
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Saving plan
Hopes of saving orange-bellied parrots hang on foster baby
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Giant otter
Fossils of huge 'wolf-sized' otter unearthed in China
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
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Scans reveal how the Tasmanian tiger's brain was wired to kill
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Scientists have mapped 100-year-old brains of two extinct thylacines - better known as the Tasmanian tiger - to reveal how the carnivore was wired to be a predator.
- Weather observed for first time on Jupiter-like exoplanet
- Feathered dinosaur tail discovered in lump of amber from a market in Myanmar
- Ancient eclipse records revise modern calculations of Earth's spin
- Are gut microbes involved with Parkinson's disease?
- 'Shockingly' cold gas cloud surrounding early giant galaxy surprises scientists
- Skin patch measures sweat to check your health
- Concrete jungles can act as carbon sinks
Dr Karl
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Un-poppable popcorn, the colour of lightning, tickling
Thursday, 19 January 2017
Why are we ticklish? Why do some pop-corns never pop in a saucepan, or microwave? If you're drunk and you have a blood transfusion, would you become sober?
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What would happen if the Earth stopped rotating?
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
The good news is that if the Earth's rotation stopped, we wouldn't fall off, but it would be a very inhospitable place, Dr Karl explains.
Backyard birds
Five reasons to love brush turkeys
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Brush turkeys have got a bad reputation, but there are good reasons to admire - if not love - this native bird.
Brain vs body
Are your 'sea legs' in your brain or your muscles?
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
The best defence against seasickness is the ability to adapt to the motion of a boat or a ship. But just how does the body get 'sea legs'?
Hot science
Lightning, tornadoes and mice: the science of bushfires
Friday, 6 January 2017
What's the science behind how a bushfire begins and spreads, and what happens to the environment once one has moved through?
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