BoM ‘cooling past to declare records’
A climate scientist has challenged the Bureau of Meteorology’s declarations of record heat.
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How jungle chimps make rock music
In the forests of west Africa some chimps have an unusual custom: they hurl stones at trees. Zoologists are working out why.
What if robots could do your chores?
How would life be if you could get your robot to take out the garbage or stack the dishwasher?
How to enjoy a tipple and stay healthy
At first glance, the new drinking guidelines reveal bad news for boozers. But let’s look at the fineprint.
The battle for the Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef has taken a battering. Now scientists have come up with a radical plan to reseed it.
Blood-test boost for cancer care
A new blood test for women with breast cancer can identify weaknesses in their tumours.
Lifespan is written in DNA
Researchers have found a way to predict how long a species can live. For us homo sapiens, natural lifespan is surprisingly short.
Giant sticks up for ‘safer’ option
Smoking giant Philip Morris wants to introduce a new tobacco product in Australia: heated ‘sticks’ it claims are less toxic than cigarettes.
Nature broadcaster David Bellamy dies
Broadcaster and botanist David Bellamy, who maintained there was no proof human activity caused global warming, has died aged 86.
Ash cloud threatens boat: new video
Footage shows the speed with which lethal ash engulfed White Island and threatened a boatload of tourists | WATCH
Tail of well-travelled monkeys
On a 3500-year-old fresco in Santorini, monkeys dangle from branches. But it has taken until now to spot something wrong with their tails.
Warnings of impending disaster
Questions emerge about the wisdom of allowing tourists on White Island given a recent uptick in seismic activity there.
This little piggy turns killer
The nation’s borders are on high alert for a virus that could wipe out the pork industry
Food smugglers sent packing
Australia’s new defence against African swine fever has led to six international passengers having their visas cancelled.
Bushfire ash threatens NZ glaciers
Extraordinary pictures reveal the extent of the damage Australia’s bushfire crisis is doing to New Zealand.
Do face masks, air purifiers work?
They’ve flown off the shelves amid the bushfire crisis, but how effective are they in cutting smoke risk?
Aviators ‘made space look easy-peasy’
When Andy Thomas became the first Australian astronaut to travel into space in 1996, he carried a token of an earlier Aussie flight mission.
Drill to seek life on Mars
A $10.5bn attempt to bring the first samples of Martian soil to Earth has just begun.
Samoan teams battle killer measles
Samoa’s main streets are eerily quiet as the government steps up efforts to curb a measles epidemic that has killed 62 people.
Tool maps flight disease spread
Australian scientists have created a breakthrough computational tool which maps the spread of disease due to air travel.
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