Asteroid dust stuns Japan space team
Scientists in Japan were left ‘speechless’ when they saw how much asteroid dust was inside a space capsule.
Science
Who’ll be first to receive COVID-19 vaccine?
Elderly Australians to be at front of queue for coronavirus vaccine, but young people may not receive it in 2021.
Spinal cord breakthrough a step forward
When ballet dancer Tom Elphick dived into the sea during a holiday in Portugal five years ago, he fractured his vertebra, and life as he knew it changed radically.
Meet the hot dinosaur of Brazil
To some humans, the Ubirajara jubatus might look a little silly. To fellow therapods, though, this small dinosaur would have looked rather sexy.
Wearing PJs ‘bad for WFH mental health’
Never having to get changed out of tracksuit pants and hoodies was considered one of the few benefits of the pandemic.
‘Once-in-20-year’ event
Stargazers around Australia are set to receive an early Christmas present, with three out-of-this-world shows in the sky this week.
US vaccine rolled out in epic effort taking months
Pfizer is packing boxes with thousands of its COVID-19 vaccines for shipment around the US, as hospitals gear up for mass jab effort while confronting viral surge.
There be monsters
Even the fearsome T-Rex would pale beside by the prehistoric sea monsters studied by Dr Espen Knutsen. So what were they?
‘That’s science’: pain of Covid failure
It was a decision made under pressure. Scientists at the University of Queensland were working on perfecting their molecular clamp vaccine technology when the coronavirus outbreak struck.
Hope of boosting anti-virus arsenal
The Morrison government is in talks with Janssen for a COVID-19 vaccine supply deal.
US vaccine coming as Covid cases soar
The approval of the Pfizer vaccine was a bittersweet moment for many Americans, who fear it won’t reach them in time.
Step-up, science, and fight anti-vaxxers with facts
As Covid vaccines roll out around the world, the anti-vaccination movement is about to make big, scary noises that can render immunisation programs useless.
HIV warnings ignored: ‘No-one wanted to listen’
A leading scientist warned about the use of an HIV fragment protein in University of Qld Covid trials before a deal to buy 51 million doses.
Bad space weather hits hunt for life
The first space ‘weather report’ from the Sun’s closest neighbours has dealt a blow to hopes of discovering life on other planets.
‘Smellicopter’ drone sniffs out trouble
Researchers have joined the antenna of a moth with a drone to create a vehicle that detects smells.
Vaccine warning after allergic reactions
Pfizer-BioNtech coronavirus vaccine hits early hurdle in UK after two people receiving the jab suffered allergic reactions.
Ultra-fast sequencing helps trace spread
The time it takes to sequence the genome of a COVID-19 sample has been slashed dramatically following the rollout of a new form of ultra-fast sequencing technology.
Call for more health warnings on alcohol
Medical experts are calling for alcohol to come with similar warning labels as cigarette packaging, but the alcohol industry says Australians already understand the risks.
Same but different: push to switch drugs
Doctors are being urged to switch to prescribing ‘biosimilar’ versions of expensive designer drugs to slash costs to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
The COVID-19 silver linings playbook
The race for a coronavirus vaccine has led to an important breakthrough in battling malaria.
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