Climate
Why are we seeing ‘supercharged thunderstorms’ in Australia?
Have we underestimated how climate change drives extreme rain and floods?
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News
Australia just invested in a near $1b quantum computer — what makes it so special, and is it worth the cost?
The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately AUD$940 million (US$617 million) to PsiQuantum, a quantum computing start-up company based in Silicon Valley.
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Near-complete 50,000-year-old kangaroo skeleton retrieved from underground cave
The fossil, hidden underground since the Ice Age, has been brought to the surface in a precarious and meticulous mission executed by a team of intrepid scientists.
News
How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower from Australia
Meteors – commonly known as shooting stars – can be seen on any night of the year. But some nights are better than others.
News
What is symbiosis? And what makes a relationship symbiotic?
Once known only to those studying biology, the word symbiosis is now widely used. Symbiosis is the intimate relationship of different species living together. It’s much more common and older than many of us might realise.
News
Things that go buzz in the night
Have you ever wondered if there are more insects out at night than during the day?
News
How to see the ‘devil comet’ from Australia
If you’re a fan of all things space, you’ve doubtless heard about the ‘devil comet’, which has been captivating keen-eyed observers in the Northern Hemisphere for the past few weeks.
AG Society News
World-beater solo yachtswoman Lisa Blair racks up two big sailing records while taking her climate message across the ditch
Breaking world sailing records seems to come naturally to Lisa Blair. Her beaming face and calm, but celebratory, arrivals in destination ports give little away of the perils, discomforts and sheer loneliness of the epic ocean voyages she completes.
Energy
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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Searching the stars: how scientists discovered 49 unknown galaxies
Stars are born from huge clouds of mostly hydrogen gas floating in space.