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THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE ILLUSTRATED CREDO We share with our readers a fascination with science, technology, nature, culture and archaeology, and believe that through education about our past, present and future, we can make…
PHOTODOC: A Real Bug’s Life – in Australia
National Geographic’s series ‘A Real Bug’s Life’ returns on January 15th to Disney+ for a second season, this time including an episode dedicated to our unique Australian insect life. The production team shared…
Do we know how long it took the Sun to form?
While there is consensus that our Sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago from a molecular cloud of gas and dust, less has been known about how long the formation of the star…
A new breed of education
KAUST’s internships invite the brightest and best to join a vibrant international STEM community on the shores of the Red Sea. [This is an informational advertising feature produced in collaboration with KAUST.] King…
Why is the world’s largest volcano in the middle of nowhere?
Mauna Loa in Hawaii is the world’s largest active volcano, and its 2022 eruption was the volcano’s 34th since 1843. But why is such a giant volcano located in the middle of the…
Ancient roos bounce back
Palaeontologists from Flinders University have described three unusual new species of giant fossil kangaroo. Over the last decade, a series of discoveries around Lake Callabonna in arid South Australia have yielded multiple complete…
INTERVIEW: Talking telescopes with the Director of new IMAX movie ‘Deep Sky’
Deep Sky is directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn: a new film which uses the scale of giant IMAX screens to take audiences on a journey to the beginning of time and space,…
Do kangaroos form longterm relationships?
While kangaroos are a very social species, there has until recently been no evidence that they form long-term relationships between individuals. But a new study by researchers from UNSW Sydney indicates that this…
WOMADelaide ‘Planet Talks’ series announced for March 2024
WOMADelaide’s ‘Planet Talks’ program is a forum that has run alongside the world music festival since 2013, holding public conversation and discussions about the environment and a sustainable future for the planet. The…
Who owns the Moon?
In 1967, the United Nations adopted the “Outer Space Treaty”, according to which no nation can claim sovereignty over outer space. It also stated that the Moon and other heavenly bodies are to…
