Science
His shop is covered in sand, crushed by the trams outside. He worries about the health risks
Anthony Moore runs the Desert Highways record shop in Reservoir. It’s an apt name for a shop that is often beset by clouds of sand from a surprising source.
- Liam Mannix
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Frog saunas hold the key to saving species from deadly fungus
With little more than Aldi greenhouses and Besser blocks, Australian scientists are saving critically endangered frogs from a deadly fungus one at a time.
- Bianca Hall
The ‘unworthy’ cancer with a terrible survival rate and the program seeking to change it
It’s Australia’s most lethal cancer. It kills more women and men every year than breast and prostate cancer combined. But it remains deeply stigmatised.
- Liam Mannix
This neuroscientist wants you to live forever. Here’s how
What if you could cryonically freeze your brain and be revived in the future? It’s not so far-fetched.
- Cassidy Knowlton
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Most parents skip the flu jab for their children. Is that a bad idea?
The flu vaccine is so strongly recommended for children under five, the government makes it free. So why are vaccination rates against the flu declining?
- Liam Mannix
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Revealed: How playful whales and dolphins socialise with each other
Scientists thought dolphins “harassed” whales. It turns out they’re just playing together – and the love is mutual.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
What we know about the meteor that dazzled Victoria and lit up parts of Melbourne
The sonic boom over central Victoria on Sunday evening likely marked the last moments of a chunk from an ancient, lost protoplanet.
- Liam Mannix and Roy Ward
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CSIRO breakthrough shields against sexualised AI deepfakes
Australian state governments are scrambling to criminalise explicit images, and a new technique could block them altogether.
- David Swan