NASA Study Warns It’s Easier Than Expected for Astronauts to Contaminate the Moon
NASA scientists studied how five Earth microbes might fare on the Moon, including one that already survives outside the International Space Station.
2d ago
Nedlands researchers moving to human clinical trials of ground-breaking drug to tackle cardiovascular disease
A ground-breaking discovery by local researchers could transform the treatment of one of the biggest triggers of cardiovascular disease — the leading cause of death in Australia.
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Flight crews face greater cancer risk from radiation than nuclear scientists, study shows
Scientists call for occupational radiation protections for all aircrew members
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Crocodiles Evolved Backwards From Warm-Blooded Species to Cold-Blooded Killers
A new analysis of fossilized bones from crocodiles’ archosaur ancestors suggest they reverted back to cold-blood to become better silent predators.
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‘Super’ El Niño Could Push Earth’s Temperature 13 Years Ahead of the Current Warming Trend
This event will give the world a taste of our future climate, according to a new analysis.
1w ago
Physicists Made 10,000 Particles Defy Newton’s Third Law for an Hour. Here’s How
With the right hack, physicists got a peek into unlikely phenomena.
2w ago
An unreleased Anthropic model made progress on one of math’s biggest unsolved problems
For more than 150 years, the Riemann hypothesis has stood as one of the major unsolved problems in mathematics. Anthropic hasn't solved it — but the company's models made more progress than you might expect.
2w ago
‘Turn Elon Musk lemons into lemonade’: SpaceX moon crash highlights debris threat for Australia
Scientists are making lemonade from “Elon Musk lemons” as they scramble to learn as much as possible from this week’s SpaceX moon crash.
2w ago
Some fish swimming in the Great Lakes could be upward of 400 years old, new study finds
Previous research had put the ‘living dinosaur’ fish’s life expectancy at 150 years
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