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Spinach power could provide electricity

Apparently Popeye the Sailorman isn’t the only one who can get a boost from spinach.

A single gene controls movement in vertebrates

Scientists have found that one gene is responsible for variability in locomotion in horses and mice.

Can the shape of the glass affect your drinking habits?

Have you ever finished a drink almost twice as fast as your friends?

High Country

It should have taken a week to finish an overland journey across Australia’s alpine region — instead, it took a decade.

Deadly devil disease is here to stay

The devil is apparently in the chromosomes.

Will we be restricted to a vegetarian diet by 2050?

Too much water required to ‘grow’ a steak.

Birth of a planet

Researchers use 3D models to better our understanding of how planets are formed. 

Vitamin D’s impact on infection

Low levels of sun exposure may be putting you at risk.

Nanoparticles restore blood flow after brain injury

  Carbon nanoparticles quench potent free radicals and stabilise cerebral blood flow.

Allergen overdose

Over the past 20 years, allergies have grown steadily in Australia. Some researchers believe that it is because our immune system doesn’t fight against as many diseases as it use to. Are we…

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