An international team of astronomers from Australia, the United States and Europe has for the first-time unlocked the interior structure of Beta Crucis—a bright blue giant star that features on the flags of Australia, Brazil, ...
Astronomy
Dec 7, 2021
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Galaxies start life with their stars rotating in an orderly pattern but in some the motion of stars is more random. Until now, scientists have been uncertain about what causes this—possibly the surrounding environment or ...
Astronomy
Apr 2, 2024
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We might be living longer than ever before, but the Australian government's plan to keep older people in the workforce may not be that easy.
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May 14, 2015
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Scientists in New Zealand and Australia working at the level of atoms created something unexpected: tiny metallic snowflakes.
Nanomaterials
Dec 9, 2022
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Orchids are famed for their beautiful and alluring flowers – and the great lengths to which people will go to experience them in the wild. Among Australian orchids, evocative names such as The Butterfly Orchid, The Queen ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2018
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New research led by the University of Adelaide has highlighted two distinct groups of people affected by housing affordability issues over time – those who slip in and out of poor housing affordability, and those who are ...
Economics & Business
Jun 4, 2015
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In less than a century since it was introduced to Australia, the South African beach daisy has drastically changed its appearance – a clear and unusual example of rapid evolution in plants, a new study led by UNSW scientists ...
Evolution
Feb 20, 2019
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University of Adelaide researchers have found that South Australia's population of Grey-headed flying foxes, which took up residence in 2010, has been exposed to a number of viruses, including Hendra virus that can be transmitted ...
Plants & Animals
May 11, 2020
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(Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this story may contain images and voices of people who have died.)
Astronomy
Aug 16, 2018
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Australian scientists mapping the Great Barrier Reef have discovered corals at depths never before thought possible, with a deep-sea robot finding specimens in waters nearly as dark as night.
Plants & Animals
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