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The man who first documented Ediacara fossils, the late Dr Reg Sprigg, is again being recognised, with South Australia's first state fossil emblem named after him.
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While endangered green turtle hatchlings have more than doubled on Queensland's remote Raine Island, scientists are still working to help the species in its battle against rising sea levels and overcrowding.
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A Queensland scientist finds a new species of ant-eating spider and names it after a chance meeting with a new friend on Gumtree.
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Queensland researchers map muscle fibres and find calcium levels rising to high levels after a strenuous workout, increasing the risk of damage.
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Australia's first cryonics facility will be built in the sleepy NSW town of Holbrook, offering people the chance to be frozen after death in the hope they will one day be brought back to life.
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The first national audit of batteries that store solar power shows almost 7,000 were installed in Australian homes last year — and that's predicted to triple this year.
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This Saudi Arabian-led research could help breed varieties of quinoa that will thrive in Australia's marginal cropping land.
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Australia plays a critical role in many other countries' space programs, but if we're to capitalise on its strengths in space tracking as well as space science in such a rapidly growing sector, it's time we considered forming a space agency of our own.
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Sydney couple Claudine and Dave Fitzgibbon were facing the difficult decision to proceed with a pregnancy after another spina bifida diagnosis or to terminate, but then doctors offered a glimmer of hope.
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The rippled stone of the outback Flinders Ranges used to be an ocean floor and scientists are now documenting fossils they hope will lead to World Heritage listing of the region.
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The unlikely artist behind emoji, Shigetaka Kurita, didn't have any experience in design or programming when he designed the first set of tiny icons in the late 90s.
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we meet three budding young inventors taking their innovations from the classroom to the marketplace.
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An award-winning student has shown that sheep intended to control fireweed by grazing are instead, spreading it via their manure.
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Grab your binoculars! After a quiet start to the year, Australian sky watchers will be treated to a close encounter with a green comet and a rare winking star.
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Arthur White and the Frog and Tadpole Study Group of NSW have been saving frogs lost in farming produce far from home.
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Ecologists once protected a bird habitat from fire, but have discovered the species can thrive in recently-burnt vegetation.
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The technological world may be on the cusp of a revolution, the extent of which is predicted to mimic the take-up of the smartphone in the late 2000s, but some experts call for caution.
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A Queensland scientist plays a vital role in the world-first discovery of a "middleweight" black hole in space, after spending 40 years searching the universe to find it.
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A Russian tattoo artist turns scars of violence into things of beauty, boosting the confidence of domestic abuse victims.
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Perth Zoo introduces a spikey new addition to its family — but four months after the short-beaked echidna's entry into the world, it remains a mystery whether it is a male or a female.
