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The WA Government is using a supercomputer nicknamed ‘Big Quokka’ to crunch climate change data.
Bee teaching seen
Researchers have shown that puzzle-solving behaviour can spread through bumblebee colonies.
Quasars aid deep view
Australian astrophysicists have traced 13 billion years of history by the light of ancient quasars.
Fire map help sought
Experts want local input to improve bushfire maps in the ACT and Snowy Monaro regions.
Earth core analysed
New measurements suggest the innermost inner core of the Earth could be a ball of iron with a radius of around 650km.
Online copies questioned
Media investigations suggest some universities are offering pre-made online courses with no real teaching involved.
Plastic risk outlined
Experts say too little is known, and done, to tackle rising risks of plastic waste in oceans.
Atoms aid unknown search
Researchers are using an odd atom to search for the building blocks of the Universe.
Optogenetics growth shown
A recent summit has reviewed amazing advances in the field of optogenetics.
Stolen spears set to return
A set of spears stolen by Captain James Cook are being returned to their Country.
Big marine zone outlined
The Australian Government has proposed creating a marine zone the size of Germany in the Southern Ocean.
Experts urge carbon removal
The Australian Academy of Science has urged governments to set targets for carbon dioxide removal (CDR).
Heatwaves rock WA invertebrates
Marine heatwaves are decimating sea urchins, molluscs and other life at WA’s Rottnest Island.