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Australia just flew its own ‘vomit comet’. It’s a big deal for zero-gravity space research

Australia just flew its own ‘vomit comet’. It’s a big deal for zero-gravity space research

Last Saturday, a two-seater SIAI-Marchetti S.211 jet took off from Essendon Fields...

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Research shows tropical cyclones have decreased alongside human-caused global warming – but don’t celebrate yet

Research shows tropical cyclones have decreased alongside human-caused global warming – but don’t celebrate yet

The annual number of tropical cyclones forming globally decreased by about 13% during...

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Do optimists really live longer? Here’s what the research says

Do optimists really live longer? Here’s what the research says

Do you tend to see the glass as half full, rather than half empty?

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Kids’ neighborhoods can affect their developing brains, a new study finds

Kids’ neighborhoods can affect their developing brains, a new study finds

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work

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Black death: how we solved the centuries-old mystery of its origins

Black death: how we solved the centuries-old mystery of its origins

It is not an exaggeration to say that the question of where and when the Black Death,...

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65,000-year-old ‘stone Swiss Army knives’ show early humans had long-distance social networks

65,000-year-old ‘stone Swiss Army knives’ show early humans had long-distance social networks

Humans are the only species to live in every environmental niche in the world –...

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Eco-friendly tech comes with its own environmental costs: that’s why it’s vital to cut energy demand now

Eco-friendly tech comes with its own environmental costs: that’s why it’s vital to cut energy demand now

If we want to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 or even 2℃, we’ll need a monumental...

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Newly discovered fast radio burst challenges what astronomers know about these powerful astronomical phenomena

Newly discovered fast radio burst challenges what astronomers know about these powerful astronomical phenomena

A newly discovered fast radio burst has some unique properties that are simultaneously...

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Decisive people don’t make better decisions – new research

Decisive people don’t make better decisions – new research

I’ve always been an indecisive person. What to wear, which menu item to pick, when...

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Sleep: here’s how much you really need for optimal cognition and wellbeing – new research

Sleep: here’s how much you really need for optimal cognition and wellbeing – new research

Most of us struggle to think well after a poor night’s sleep – feeling foggy and...

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How to express yourself if you want others to cooperate with you – new research

How to express yourself if you want others to cooperate with you – new research

Collective action is often the key to creating dramatic social or environmental...

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Prehistoric Planet: TV show asked us to explore what weather the dinosaurs lived through

Prehistoric Planet: TV show asked us to explore what weather the dinosaurs lived through

When conjuring up images of when dinosaurs ruled the planet we often think of hot...

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Eating sea squirts reverses signs of ageing in mice – new research

Eating sea squirts reverses signs of ageing in mice – new research

Mice fed extracts of a creature called a sea squirt – so-called because they tend...

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The dark side of social media influencing

The dark side of social media influencing

As experts in social media and user behaviour, we recently published a paper that...

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What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef

What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef

Widespread coral bleaching has now occurred on the Great Barrier Reef for the fourth...

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