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Even as the fusion era dawns, Australia is still in the Steam Age
Steam locomotives clattering along railway tracks. Paddle steamers churning down the Murray. Dreadnought battleships powered by steam engines.
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Teaching toads: how we can save native species from cane toads
Australia can claim more than its fair share of environmental blunders, but the introduction of cane toads (Rhinella marina) in 1935 surely ranks as one of the worst.
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Searching the stars: how scientists discovered 49 unknown galaxies
Stars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space.
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Honeycomb clouds give the Southern Ocean the Earth’s sweetest air
The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now.
History & Culture
Why (most) Aussies love daylight saving
Daylight saving has 80 per cent support in Australia and a majority in every state.
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Around Australia Air Centenary: Michael Smith’s solo circumnavigation of the country
Michael Smith is embarking on a high-flying marathon – recreating the legendary journey that became part of Australia’s avaiation history a century ago.
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Around the nation in 44 days
Award-winning flyer Michael Smith will recreate a significant milestone in Australia’s aviation history with a solo circumnavigation of the continent.
History & Culture
Who invented the flat white?
Australia’s coffee culture – a source of great national pride – is usually associated with the wave of Greek and Italian migrants who settled in Melbourne and Sydney following the second world war. But it was very likely in regional Queensland that one of Australia’s favourite brews first took root.
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Perched in the ‘tree of life’: new study redefines understanding of all birds
After 10 years of work, the largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree.
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Electric cars could soon be cheaper as a battery price war begins
The main cost of an electric vehicle (EV) is its battery. The high cost of energy-dense batteries has meant EVs have long been more expensive than their fossil fuel equivalents.