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Why do you lose your sense of taste when your nose is blocked?

Adilah AhmadSeptember 29, 2020

We’ve all been there—sick with a cold or flu, fatigued and needing a bite to eat. So you heat up some soup, take a sip, the warmth of it wraps around you like m...

Talking sharks and diverse representations with “The Mother of Sharks”, marine biologist and Curtin PhD candidate, Melissa Cristina Márquez

Astrid Van KampenSeptember 12, 2020

Sharks are creatures that don’t typically feature high on people’s favourite animals’ lists. It’s definitely not a word you want to hear while at the beach, an...

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Cold and rainy with a chance of SADness

Adilah AhmadAugust 29, 2020

Can cold, rainy days really get you down? As the skies become gloomier, some of you may have noticed this reflected in your emotions and mood as well. As the ra...

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Are you washing your hair correctly?

Adilah AhmadJune 18, 2020

So, you think you know how to wash your hair. It’s simple enough, right? Shampoo, then conditioner, maybe add in a hair mask every now and again… Well, it turns...

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Astronauts Return to Space from US Soil for the First Time in a Decade

Matthew J. HealyJune 16, 2020

On May 30, NASA and SpaceX launched astronauts from American facilities for the first time in nine years. The flight, part of the Commercial Crew Program, was a...

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No time to talk: Your phone call phobia explained

Adilah AhmadMay 18, 2020

Phones used to be synonymous with making calls and keeping in touch with family and friends. However, with the modern popularity of texting and social media, th...

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The Hubble Space Telescope Turns 30

Matthew J. HealyApril 23, 2020

Humans have been fascinated by the stars for thousands of years and continue to be so thanks to a burning curiosity that only grows with each new discovery. Sin...

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What’s the deal with Coronavirus?

Adilah AhmadMarch 12, 2020

With face masks and hand sanitisers becoming a form of currency, Corona beer sales falling and stupidity taking a sharp rise as people stockpile toilet paper, i...

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Fly me to the moon—Let me be a space tycoon

Talya HammondFebruary 27, 2020

In 1953, a Chilean lawyer named Jenaro Gajardo Vera made a legal claim over ownership of the moon. The claim was in poetic (and petty) protest, following his re...

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Where am I? Why some people have a poor sense of direction

Adilah AhmadFebruary 16, 2020

I’ve never had a great sense of direction. I could get lost a few streets away from my house. I often wander into shops and, upon coming back out, can...

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