Now it’s time for the Australian government to catch up Councils across Australia have taken climate action into their own hands since the late 1990s, driving grassroots change and …
Galaxies are much much bigger than we thought
Embargo: 7 pm AEDT, Friday 6 September 2024 (10 am, London time, 05:00 US Eastern Time)The inside story of a galaxy’s long reach into space A shroud of gas stretches up to a million light years …
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Charities lead the way on climate action as 80% of global citizens call on governments to do more
On UN International Day of Charity (5 September), Better Futures Australia celebrates the tireless work of charities in catalysing climate action. Join them at the third Better Futures Forum 10-11 …
Climate leaders & everyday heroes call for ambitious government action
Join them at the third Better Futures Forum 10-11 September: National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra Hear how communities are acting faster, from the ground up, demonstrating greater climate …
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A galactic conspiracy disproven
Stars and dark matter are not interacting in ‘impossible ways’ A longstanding ‘conspiracy’ in astronomy – that stars and dark matter are interacting in inexplicable ways – has been overturned by an …
Humpback highway; Hedy Lamarr; fake blood; surviving nature; and a 9-metre whale puppet
Wednesday 14 August Highlights from day 5 of National Science Week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. VIC: Hedy Lamarr’s …
Bugging bats and birds; NASA’s space dunny; and the man who invented Vegemite
Monday 12 August Highlights from day 3 of National Science Week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. ACT: Meet the inventor making …
Meet an Aussie astronaut; robots on farms; and the science of chocolate
Sunday 11 August Highlights from day 2 of National Science Week Researchers, experts, and other interesting people available for interview around the country. VIC: A morning with astronaut …
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$27 million to map 50 million human cells and uncover genetic fingerprints of disease
Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 - Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) With researchers, The Hon. David Harris MP, NSW Minister for Medical Research, Illumina, a global genomics and …
Galaxies get more chaotic as they age
An international team led by Australian research centre ASTRO 3D reports that age is the driving force in changing how stars move within galaxies. Galaxies start life with their stars rotating in …
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Gippsland plumber wins Australian astronomy medal for 400,000 star measurements over decades
Every clear night for decades, Rod Stubbings from Tetoora Road in Gippsland has looked at a set of about 700 stars annually, recording changes in their brightness. He is just one of three people …
Twin stars reveal planet-eating habits
At least one in a dozen stars show evidence of planetary ingestion according to a paper published in Nature today. The international research team studied twin stars that should have identical …
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