Sand dunes tell stories
Scientists mapped the sand dunes on Mars in 2007. Earth’s dunes had to wait for one man’s Christmas holidays.
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From the archive, first published 1 July 2023
Solving Darwin’s 144-year-old ‘abominable mystery’
WA researchers are tackling the unsolved mystery of the origin and early evolution of flowering plants.
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From the archive, first published 29 May 2024
Antarctica Under Threat
Antarctica is dedicated to peaceful scientific activity, but the security of research conducted there is in danger.
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From the archive, first published 15 June 2023
Unravelling an extragalactic enigma
WA astronomers have discovered a new fast radio burst and tracked it back to its host galaxy to find something quite unexpected.
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From the archive, first published 11 September 2025
A Robot Wrote My Research
Could AI write an academic paper and get published without anyone noticing?
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From the archive, first published 17 December 2025
Professor Rhonda Marriott AM is transforming perinatal care for Aboriginal people
Her work over 50 years has advanced equity and outcomes – and she’s not done yet.
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From the archive, first published 10 February 2026
PARTICLE 101: WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS
It’s not a magic pill.
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From the archive, first published 7 March 2025
PARTICLE 101: KOMBUCHA
Kombucha is hailed as a remedy for everything from cancer to depression. But are the health benefits legit?
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