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How designers use physics to make water slides fun
You're probably not thinking about it when you're whizzing through one, but water slides are a great demonstration of the basics of physics.
Scientists in race to discover the fountain of youth
Their techniques are radically different, and each offers its own pros and cons.
UFOs: we are at 'beyond reasonable doubt', says former head of real-life X-Files
US investigator who quit the alien investigation department at the Pentagon has seen enough to say, 'we are not alone'.
What makes some men sexual harassers?
Science is trying to explain the Harvey Weinsteins of the world.
Work a pain in the neck? Here's what science says helps - and it's not ergonomics
Australian researchers have revealed the only treatment scientifically shown to help beat office-related neck pain – and it's not ergonomic adjustment.
Taking a quantum leap
On Saturday, the University of NSW announced a major leap: a new design for a quantum chip that should be relatively easy to mass produce.
Google crunches data to help NASA find two new planets
Advanced computer analysis identified two new planets around distant stars, including one that is part of the first star system with as many planets as Earth's solar system.
Did you catch the meteor shower over Canberra last night?
It was just after midnight when Canberra photographer Ben Appleton arrived at the Lake George lookout, and almost pitch black.
Don't look up: Interactive atlas allows us to explore the universe in amazing detail
Southern sky – I hope you're ready for your close-up. Thanks to a new interactive atlas, we can now travel the universe without ever leaving home.
Secrets of weird, wonderful Tassie tiger revealed
With its fox's face, tiger's stripes, kangaroo's pouch and exclusive existence on a small island, the Tasmanian tiger was a weird creature.
Schoolgirl turns prawn shells into plastic
The year-10 Sydney schoolgirl has created a biodegradable plastic with the strength of a prawn's shell and the flexibility of a spider's web.
Super big black hole found from when universe was a toddler
The celestial brute dates back to about 690 million years after the Big Bang.
This weird, water-loving dinosaur has claws like a velociraptor and a neck like a goose
If it walks like a duck and swims like a duck, it might be a dinosaur.
Everything you need to know about this week’s supermoon
Every Monday really is longer than the last, says astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker from the Mount Stromlo Observatory.
Scientists find the temperature that makes you the friendliest
It's a finding that is destined to start a new round of arguments over the aircon remote.
Australian scientists capture Milky Way as it eats another galaxy
In deep space, it's kill or be killed.
Coal use could release toxic nanoparticles
Combustion has been found to release particles of titanium, researchers say.
'Conscious flickering': We're not seeing what we think we're seeing
You might think you see and hear continuously, like a video camera that is always recording.
How your jeans could charge your phone
Our clothing could soon store all the power we need to recharge our phones thanks to a new type of fabric that can hold electricity just like a battery, developed by Deakin scientists.