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A ‘failed star’ 1,350 light years away may hold clues about what makes other stars succeed.
If we do not have to control our attention, we might not.
Astronomers have revisited data from a dramatic collision of neutron stars to help resolve the infamous ‘Hubble tension’.
AI-generated faces don’t look weird anymore – they’re ‘hyperaverage’, which is a giveaway to the trained eye.
Scientists don’t know enough about the food habits of less social bees. Here’s why that urgently needs to change.
Battered by asteroid impacts, the young Earth was hot and unstable for hundreds of millions of years.
For the first time, scientists have gained information from the very surface of a newborn black hole.
Good oral health is more than having healthy teeth and gums. Indigenous people told researchers why it’s central to their wider health and wellbeing.
The oldest known impact structure on Earth has been confirmed in outback Australia.
We act fast on the basis of our predictions but learn most when we get it wrong, according to a new brain-scan study.
The ballista spider only feeds on extremely fierce green tree ants – so it has evolved sophisticated tools to safely catch its prey.
A new study found each extra hour of bending forward at work raised a woman’s miscarriage risk by 36%. But there are reasons to be cautious of this finding.
What a prehistoric flying reptile’s bone reveals about its diet – and the future of fossil science.
The fog new parents feel is real. But is it just sleep deprivation or is more going on?
Sextortion is a form of online blackmail where a perpetrator coerces or tricks a victim into sending intimate images. New research shows it’s on the rise.
Australia’s migration debate is typically framed in terms of how much to cut. But there is a smarter way to screen migrants than our current outdated system.
Dune flies have 41 different dance moves. Changing even one of them is rarer than you’d think.
‘Ultrasonic espresso’ made with cold water and high-frequency sound waves uses less energy than the traditional version – and taste tests show it’s just as good.
Here’s what happens when a rock from space smashes into a goldfield.
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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