NASA hoovers up asteroid dust
After a four-year journey, robotic spacecraft Osiris-Rex briefly touched down on asteroid Bennu to collect rock and dust samples.
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COVID-19 less deadly as pandemic progresses
Something incredible is happening in those unpleasant nose swabs: coronavirus is becoming less deadly as time goes on.
Chinese accused of raping Galapagos
The Galapagos Islands has accused China of pillaging the area’s vital food supplies on an industrial scale.
Mapping the past
An organisation formed by a handful of passionate amateurs in the 1990s to study Kimberley rock art is evolving to further research in indigenous heritage
‘Just get tested’
It’s breast cancer awareness month and this Melbourne health tech start-up says everyone should get tested for risks, even despite COVID-19.
Zoo on the endangered list
An Australian couple is battling to save PNG’s only nature park and its vulnerable species as coronavirus takes its toll.
Vaccine on the way, but there are still challenges
The virus is here to stay and we need to make compromises to learn to live with it.
Beating the pancreatic cancer odds
A new drug, known as AMP945, is a possible game changer in the battle against one of our most deadly cancers. Here’s how it works.
Do babies need to eat meat?
As more mothers breastfeed and for longer periods, and babies consume less fortified infant cereals, the issues of iron and zinc deficiency have taken on more urgency, say paediatricians
Aussies aiming to tear down cancer ‘shield’
Scientists have invented a drug they hope could be a ‘game-changer’ for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
A drink a day keeps the doctor in play
Drinking one alcoholic beverage per day has been found to drastically increase the risk of liver cancer in people over 45-years-old, according to new research.
Nobel for genetic ‘scissors’
Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping ‘scissors’.
Vaccine timeframe backs key forecasts
The scientist at the forefront of Australia’s hunt for a vaccine against COVID-19 says a population-wide vaccination program will be in place by the end of next year.
We can’t ignore competition for Antarctica
Why cut back on staff while geopolitical pressure is building around our claim to the continent?
Funding boost for science research
Josh Frydenberg has backed the government’s $1.5bn manufacturing strategy with a $450m investment in the CSIRO to boost scientific research.
Research and development will get $2bn boost
Australian businesses will be offered $2bn in tax incentives to boost the nation’s research and development and power the COVID-19 economic recovery.
Amazon risks becoming savanna
As much as 40 per cent of the Amazon risks crossing a tipping point from rainforest to savanna due to greenhouse gas emissions.
Faces more important for humans than dogs
Faces are more important for humans than dogs, according to a brain activity study on how the two species see each other.
Is the Menopause Product Boom Finally Here?
With State Of, the brand incubator arfa joins a small number of other founders in a market they consider undeserved
Black hole trio win physics Nobel
A Briton, a German and an American won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their research into black holes.
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