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The great anti-vaxx debate: Should people be forced to vaccinate?

Adilah AhmadAugust 19, 2019

Imagine this: A six-year-old girl is taken to her family GP by her parents. She has a fever, runny nose, dry cough, skin rashes, red eyes, and red and bluish...

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How do you like me now?

Emma RubenAugust 19, 2019

It’s 6pm on a Monday night—prime time to post a picture and brag about what you did on your weekend. The subtle and meticulously-edited photo of you laughing wi...

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Get your nerd on this National Science Week

Ailish DelaneyAugust 12, 2019

We take a lot of things for granted; almost everything when you think hard enough about it. The main thing we forget to be grateful for is how easy and accessib...

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The public health risks of the climate crisis

Max VosJuly 29, 2019

Perth is no stranger to the odd seasonal smog caused by controlled burns, nor are we strangers to the odd intense summer storm. With the climate crisis imminent...

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Apollo 11 and the Space Race

Matthew J. HealyJuly 17, 2019

July 20 marks the fiftieth anniversary of humankind’s first steps on the Moon. Apollo 11—crewed by Neil Armstrong, Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin and Michael Collins—left ...

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Would you eat 3000-year-old honey?

Adilah AhmadJuly 14, 2019

While excavating ancient tombs in Egypt’s pyramids, archaeologists found pots of honey. This ancient honey dates back to almost 3,000 years ago. They say that h...

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Burnout is serious: take a break

Maria Cristina De VicenteJune 25, 2019

Tired uni students aren’t an unusual sight. They roam the campus, with heavy eyelids, untamed hair, pillow-creased faces and assessment-heavy bags pulling at th...

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Redefining the kilogram

Adam SmithJune 18, 2019

You might have heard that a few weeks ago on the 20th of May the definition of the kilogram changed. However, despite being the dominant measure of weight aroun...

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The difference between Weather and Climate

Adilah AhmadMay 29, 2019

“Weather is your mood, climate is your personality” J. Marshall Shepherd. Weather Weather can be described as a short term, day-to-day state of our atmosphe...

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Brr, it’s cold in here: The science behind brain freeze

Ailish DelaneyMay 28, 2019

Everyone knows the feeling when you eat ice cream too quickly or slurp down too much of a slushy in one go—it’s practically a rite of summer. That searing sensa...

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