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Australian scientists create new class of titanium alloys
Alloy 3D-printed from metal powder rivals the conventional ‘magic metal’ – used in aerospace and biomedical engineering – for strength and sustainability
Donna Lu Science writer
01, Jun, 2023 @1:00 AM
Meet Australia’s first long-distance walker: a 250kg marsupial with ‘heeled hands’
Creatures dubbed the ambulator roamed across the continent’s arid interior 3.5 million years ago, scientists say
Donna Lu Science writer
30, May, 2023 @11:01 PM
Giant flying reptiles revealed to have soared Australia’s skies 107m years ago
Fossils discovered in Victoria 30 years ago are of pterosaurs, the earliest known vertebrates to evolve true flight
Donna Lu Science writer
30, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Research suggests that more than half of Australia’s dingoes are genetically pure, not hybrids
Finding has implications for the ways that Australia’s native canid – including the extent to which they are culled – are managed
Donna Lu Science writer
29, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Melbourne earthquake: how common are tremors in Victoria and could a very large one occur?
Sunday’s magnitude 3.8 quake was the city’s strongest in more than 120 years. So why do shakes happen in Melbourne?
Donna Lu
29, May, 2023 @6:50 AM
Slowing ocean current caused by melting Antarctic ice could have drastic climate impact, study says
The Southern Ocean overturning circulation has ebbed 30% since the 90s, CSIRO scientist claims, leading to higher sea levels and changing weather
Donna Lu
25, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘You can’t be – they’re all dead’: the miracle and tragedy of Tasmania’s Blythe Star shipwreck
The capsizing of the vessel in 1973 led to a remarkable story of survival and changed Australian maritime laws
Donna Lu
19, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
Potential antidote found for toxin in world’s most poisonous mushroom
Chinese and Australian researchers have identified that a dye used in medical imaging can block the toxic effects
Donna Lu
16, May, 2023 @3:00 PM
El Niño extremely likely to impact Australian summer, US scientists predict
Experts warn strong vegetation growth during La Niñas could result in fuel for fires, as up to 90% chance of El Niño predicted
Donna Lu
14, May, 2023 @4:28 AM
‘Galling’: family of man who died after frog toxin ceremony criticise alleged comments of retreat organiser at NSW inquest
To hear death of Jarrad Antonovich described as ‘beautiful’ was ‘particularly galling’, brother tells court
Donna Lu
12, May, 2023 @7:42 AM
Banana appeal: Australia’s first genetically modified fruit sent for approval
Cavendish made to resist fungus threatening variety worldwide is seen as safety net for growers if industry wiped out
Donna Lu Science writer
12, May, 2023 @12:00 AM
Black summer bushfires may have caused rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña, study suggests
Smoke aerosols from the fires interacted with clouds to cool the south-eastern Pacific, helping the wet weather pattern to form, scientists believe
Donna Lu Science writer
10, May, 2023 @6:00 PM
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