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Editor's choice Sunday, 5 February 2017
Evolution of life 'Platypus of microbiology' bacterium pushes boundaries of evolution
Thursday, 2 February 2017
A bacterium dubbed the "platypus of microbiology" is even stranger than first thought, with the discovery it contains structures normally only found in more complex cells.
Indigenous education
Revisiting a trail-blazing Top End bilingual maths program
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Great Moments in Science
Why we need a leap second added to our clocks
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Material science
Scientists cook up material 200 times stronger than steel out of soybean oil
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
2017 Australian of the Year
Emeritus Professor Alan Mackay-Sim honoured for stem cell research
Thursday, 26 January 2017
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Fossils of huge 'wolf-sized' otter unearthed in China
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Scientists have unearthed fossils of an intriguingly large otter as big as a wolf that frolicked in rivers and lakes in a lush, warm and humid wetlands region in south-western China about 6.2 million years ago.
- Hopes of saving orange-bellied parrots hang on foster baby
- Scans reveal how the Tasmanian tiger's brain was wired to kill
- 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?
Dr Karl
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The sneeze smell, hologram universe, pack animal behaviour![This article has audio attached Article has audio](/web/20170204174149im_/http://www.abc.net.au/science/css/img/icon.audio.png)
Thursday, 2 February 2017
Is the universe a hologram? Why do adolescent men act more like pack animals? Why does a bee come in and out of my house and land in the exact spot each time?
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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.
Australia facts
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Five things you probably don't know about Australia
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Every schoolkid knows that Australia is gradually heading north - but we're also turning sideways, rising up and down, and entire cities are moving further apart. How do we know all this? Because of supermassive black holes.
Quiz
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Creepy crawly quiz: How much do you know about stings and bites?
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Australia's reputation for beautiful beaches, warm weather and diverse wildlife might only be beaten by its notoriety as a hotbed of venomous spiders, deadly snakes and lethal jellyfish.
The great outdoors
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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.