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Category: Science & Environment

The worms within: intestinal parasites

Lurking in our guts is a wide variety of microscopic parasites – and they’re more common than you think.

Australia has experienced few big earthquakes, but some of them have caused great devastation. Here are the 10 most significant in recent history.

They may seem innocuous, but some plants can be deadly. Here are 9 of the most poisonous plants in Australia.

They may seem innocuous, but some plants can be deadly. Here are some of the most poisonous in Australia.

Just what is the deal with coal seam gas? Is it safe and it is all it’s cracked up to be?

They’re the quintessential Aussie battlers, digging their roots into WA’s sandy soils and thriving.

Three hundred years of adventures and misadventures to see the Transit of Venus helped us measure the heavens.

Three hundred years of adventures and misadventures to see the Transit of Venus helped us measure the heavens.

It’s the last chance to see the Transit of Venus for 105 years, so here’s all you need to know about this rare event.

Space mysteries are closer to being uncovered thanks to findings of the Large Hadron Collider.