23/10/2015

Science is best when the data is an open book

It was 1986, and the American space agency, NASA, was reeling from the loss of seven lives. The space shuttle Challenger had broken apart about one minute after its launch.

Sino-Tibetan populations shed light on human cooperation

One of the big questions in anthropology is why humans, unlike most animals, cooperate with those we are not closely related to. Exactly what has driven this behaviour is not well understood. Anthropologists suspect it could ...

New explosives provide enhanced safety, high energy

Los Alamos National Laboratory explosives chemist David Chavez has synthesized a pair of novel molecules, one possessing a unique fused three-ring structure.  These materials could usher in a new class of explosives that ...

Aboriginal female hunters aided by dingoes

In modern society dogs are often referred to as "man's best friend" but according to an archaeological review early Aboriginal society sported a similar relationship between women and dingoes (Canis lupus dingo).

Australia's first electric jet ski

A team of students from The University of Western Australia has built Australia's first electric personal watercraft, commonly referred to as a jet ski.

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