Conservation 'safe havens' may have a major drawback
They save our animals from extinction but "safe havens" also have a major drawback.
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2023
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Particle
Mushroom leather could be the key to sustainable fashion
Businesses around the world are starting to offer a new type of environmentally friendly vegan leather. It's made from mushrooms, and some of it is being produced right here in Western Australia.
Environment
Apr 26, 2019
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Astronomers shed new light on birth of stars and galaxies
A star is born—but how? Astronomers are unravelling the mysteries of how clouds of gas ignite to become stars and form spiral galaxies near our own.
Astronomy
Jan 19, 2022
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Small, dark and baffling: the top five dark matter candidates
What if the universe we know is just one runty part of a larger, mostly invisible universe, and the only way we can interact is via gravity?
General Physics
Apr 24, 2018
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Are lazy people more efficient and innovative than we think?
Turns out, laziness might be the mother of invention.
Social Sciences
May 7, 2020
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Going to Mars and never coming back
If all goes to plan, humans will be settling Mars by 2032. And there's a good chance someone on the crew will be from Australia.
Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2018
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Probe killers in deep space
In the cold reaches of deep space, something is making us kill our probes.
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2018
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Looking at dark matter
The age of discovery is not over.
Space Exploration
Sep 5, 2017
6
56
The plastic myth and the misunderstood triangle
Of all the plastic we've ever produced, only 9% has been recycled. So what happened to all that plastic you've put in the recycling bin over the years?
Environment
Oct 22, 2020
2
462
Kombucha: What it is, where it came from
As we reach peak kombucha, curious minds are asking exactly what it is, where it came from and is it really a cure for all that ails you?
Other
Apr 15, 2020
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