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While people in these regions might say they are living to be 100 or even 110, there is simply no evidence for their age. Dr Newman has tracked down 80 percent of the people in the world who are over ...

What constitutes mathematical knowledge? What is included in mathematics? Who gets to decide? These are some of the questions being asked in a growing decolonisation movement. “Mathematics is a ...

A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometres beneath our feet within Earth’s liquid core has been discovered by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU), providing new clues about ...

While the sample appeared similar to the ketamine standard, Cassie’s trained eye saw something was off. The rate at which chemical X ran its race (known as the retention time) was similar, but its ...

It’s gob-smacking that bioluminescent fungi are real. Glow in the dark mushrooms feel like a fairy house straight from Enid Blyton’s imagination, not something that genuinely exists in our forests.

Researchers have found a way to help one of Australia’s rarest birds ‘self-fumigate’ or safeguard their nests, to protect their young from deadly parasites. The endangered forty-spotted pardalotes ...

Even within a burnt area, there are usually some unburnt patches, which are highly valuable for many types of plants and animals. These patches include gullies and depressions, but sometimes are just ...

For the past thirty years, Helen has been undertaking fieldwork for a project following the fairy-wrens of the botanic gardens, giving her a unique view of their complex lives. She confesses that she ...

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It is with deep regret that we pass on the news that Emeritus Professor Robert (Bob) Leith Dewar FAA FAPS FAIP passed away on 5 April in Cambridge UK following a stroke. Bob was a giant in the field ...

Our new house is only one suburb away but it’s almost entirely possum-free. You can leave an empty cardboard box in the garage and the next day it remains an empty cardboard box, without even a hint ...