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News in Science Women on pill may live longer

Friday, 12 March 2010

Australian experts are divided over fresh British research that says the oral contraceptive pill is good for women.

Science feature: Future science: the next 10 years

Thursday, 11 March 2010
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News in Science: Lunar mirror mystery solved

Friday, 12 March 2010

Ask an Expert: Are new species still evolving?

Wednesday, 10 March 2010
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News in Science: Parents give fewer bad genes than thought

Friday, 12 March 2010

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Natural birth safe after Caesarean: panel

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Having a normal vaginal birth after previous babies were delivered surgically is safe, according to an expert review from the US.

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Weight-gain gum and glowing bones

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Does chewing gum make you put on weight?

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'Swearing' syndrome a sensational screamer

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Tourette syndrome can manifest itself in more than coarse words repeated over and over again. 5 comments

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Under pressure the calcium carbonate in coral and seashells forms limestone

The dirt on metamorphic rocks

Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Add some heat and lots of pressure and voila, everyday rocks like limestone and sandstone turn into their much more glamorous metamorphic cousins.

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Sunburnt country: continental dunes cover about 40 per cent of Australia.

Great sandy land

Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Summer means getting sand between your toes. But have you ever thought about the sand dunes that shape the Australian landscape from the coast to the outback? 4 comments

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Tsunami waves get higher the closer they get to land.

Why hasn't Australia been badly affected by recent tsunamis?

Thursday, 4 March 2010
There have been many recent earthquakes and tsunamis in the Asia-Pacific region, but so far Australia has escaped damage. Why is this so? 2 comments

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Nocturnal bulldog ants have exceptionally large eyes with which to view their world

Your science up close photos

Experience the wonder of science up close through the winning and highly commended entries in our summer photo competition.

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Eta Carinae could blow up at any time, when it does it will create a supernova. Life and death of stars

Red haze envelopes Sydney Harbour Bridge Dust in our veins

Blind velvet worm Australian species under threat

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Chemistry quiz

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Is your chemistry knowledge as light as helium or as heavy as plutonium?

News in Science 2009 quiz

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Planetary mayhem, a patent win for CSIRO and another Australian Nobel Laureate were just some of the stories our news team covered this year.

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Catchment Detox

Thursday, 14 August 2008

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Asteroid impact ended dinosaurs' reign

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Scientists answer what killed dinosaurs; are type 1A supernovae the best mile-markers?; and life-enabling organic molecules discovered in Orion nebula.