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

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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The Pale Blue Dot, Voyager 1 and Carl Sagan

Matthew J. HealyFebruary 14, 2020

While people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day today, a famous astronomical photo turns thirty years old. In 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft—then at a d...

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Am I hungry, or just bored?

Adilah AhmadJanuary 15, 2020

We’ve all been there. You’re doing an assignment, replying to emails or watching tv, when suddenly you find yourself reaching for the snacks (Salt and vinegar c...

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Is it just me, or is time speeding up?

Adilah AhmadDecember 31, 2019

2019 in a (very) limited nutshell I don’t know about you, but 2019 flew by! So, to call back all we’ve been through, we collated some of the most significant e...

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FAD DIET SERIES: You only get one body, here are the best things you can do for it

Adilah AhmadDecember 31, 2019

This article is part of our Fad Diet series. Here we are, at the end of the year, ready to make some resolutions as we head into 2020, a new year and new de...

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FAD DIET SERIES: What’s the deal with detox?

Adilah AhmadDecember 23, 2019

This article is part of our Fad Diet series. New year, new you right? With 2020 around the corner, your resolutions most likely include “eat healthier” or “...

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Five Years of the RV Investigator

Matthew J. HealyDecember 21, 2019

Australia’s scientific research flagship, the RV Investigator, celebrates five years of service this month. The vessel is maintained by the CSIRO (Commonweal...

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FAD DIET SERIES: The alkaline diet, quite literally putting the “basic” in b*tch.

Adilah AhmadDecember 12, 2019

This article is part of our Fad Diet series. As we edge ever closer to the New Year and those ‘new year, new me’ resolutions (guilty as charged), we put a sc...

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FAD DIET SERIES: Paleo, over-hyped and under-researched?

Adilah AhmadDecember 4, 2019

This article is part of our Fad Diet series. For those of you who have just joined us, we are taking a look at some of the most popular fad diets of the yea...

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