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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![This article has audio attached Article has audio](/web/20170127010236im_/http://www.abc.net.au/science/css/img/icon.audio.png)
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
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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
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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
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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?