Plastic merry-go-round
Rubbish is big business, a $15bn a year industry in Australia that is only starting to pique our conscience.
Science
From night owl to early bird
Training the body to wake earlier can make former night owls happier and healthier.
Apollo 10’s module found
Astronomers believe they have found the lunar module from the Apollo 10 mission five decades after it was released into space.
Heart surgeon who eats salt
“We’ve seen so many theories of heart-disease baddies debunked,” says a prominent doctor.
Case of the missing frogs
The deadliest pathogen ever known is wiping out our frogs. Can it be stopped?
Gene mutation ‘could shorten lives’
A genetic mutation thought to make people resistant to the virus that causes AIDS could also shorten their lives.
Sun helps in cancer fight
People who don’t get enough vitamin D could be harming their ability to fight cancer.
Yes, you need more salt
Are you getting enough salt? If you’re following health guidelines, probably not.
Mine’s dinosaur treasure
In an Australian first, an entire herd of 100 million-year-old dinosaur remains is identified.
Aussie spider may kill malaria
A genetically modified fungus containing venom from a deadly Australian spider wipes out disease-carrying mosquitoes within days.
Kennedy family anti-vax feud
Three members of America’s Kennedy clan have publicly rebuked Robert Jr for his anti-vaccination stance.
‘Time to go back to the moon’
Jeff Bezos has unveiled a lunar lander to fly equipment, and maybe humans, to the Moon by 2024.
Bat-like dinos prototype for birds
Tiny dinosaurs related to today’s birds grew bat-like wings as they grappled with the art of flying.
Antibiotics aid superbug rise
Aged-care facilities and hospitals remain hotbeds for the overuse of antibiotics, fuelling the rise of superbugs.
Million species at risk of extinction
A million species are at risk of extinction as a result of human activity, according to a United Nations report on biodiversity.
Turning trash into treasure
The weekly rubbish truck should not be the solution to our waste, says Veena Sahajwalla. There’s cash in that trash.
Find bites scent of man
A fossil jaw found in the Himalayan highlands of Tibet belongs to a vanished human species called Denisovans.
Is this where Earth’s water came from?
Analysis of dust gathered from an asteroid may have cleared up one of science’s biggest mysteries.
Killer plant found in far north
The trigger-happy species was once found worldwide but has disappeared from 42 countries and almost everywhere in Australia.
Hopeful parents urged to test DNA
People should test their partner’s DNA before starting a family to minimise the risk of inherited disease.
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