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Preschool students learn from observing their peers. Image: Kiselev Andrey Valerevich/Shutterstock

Health, News, Science

Preschoolers think like scientists

Child’s play is very similar to scientific experiments.

Pond snails that consumed epicatechin found in chocolate developed long-term memories. Image: Kenneth Lukowiak

Animals, Nature, News, Science

Snails improved their memory after “eating” chocolate

Turns out that flavonoids make snails smarter.

Astronomers have assembled a new portrait of the stars. Image: NASA, ESA, G. Illingworth, D. Magee, and P. Oesch (University of California, Santa Cruz), R. Bouwens (Leiden University), and the HUDF09 Team

Bull's-Eye, Space

Hubble looks deep into the Universe

We can now see further into the skies than ever before.

Galleries, History, Nature, Science

Alfred Wallace’s life and times

Science historian Dr John van Wyhe and his fellow researchers at the National University of Singapore have compiled the entire collection of Alfred Russel Wallace’s documented life and discoveries from his scientific travels….

PhD student Anirudh Sharma with his new solar cells. Image: Ashton Claridge, Flinders University

News, Technology

Plastic and print power

Plastic solar cells could pave the way for a clean energy industry.

$Nafion has a low refractive index and high transparency, making it ideal to observe the plant roots through. Image: Lionel Dupuy$

Biology, Biomimicry, News, Science

See-through soil will improve crops

The mysterious world of the rhizosphere revealed.

Viruses could soon be used to clear the skin of people with acne. Image: Deklofenak/Shutterstock

Medicine, News

A new viral treatment for acne has been developed

Viruses that live on the skin naturally quash acne-causing bacteria.

Not all sperm are able to successfully fertilise an egg. Image: Lukiyanova Natalia / frenta/Shutterstock

Health, News, Science

Protein could give IVF couples hope

One protein is critical for the beginning of life.

Chemistry, Video

Meet a flavour creator

Willy Wonka novelty lab or just a little disturbing?

Radar transponders track bumblebees' navigation patterns to learn how they find the best foraging route. Image: Stephan Wolf

Biology, News, Science

Scientists discover how bees develop optimised traplines

Brainiac bumblebees buzzing with mathematical solutions.

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