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Life-savingCommentsHow spider venom could save heart attack victims

A funnel web spider’s venom could save the lives of heart attack victims after a molecule in it was found to halt heart cell death.

Angela Pownall

Jab pushCommentsPremiumCall for Australia to support end to vaccine patents

Australia is being urged to stop dishing out millions of leftover AstraZeneca jabs and instead get behind a push to have vaccine patents removed

Kimberley Caines

ScienceStudy shows how we see 'faces' in the moon

A University of Sydney study has looked at the phenomenon of face pareidolia, or seeing faces in inanimate objects.

AAP

‘they should shut their mouths’PremiumFears over COVID conspiracy targeting Aboriginal people

WA Health Minister Roger Cook has labelled a vaccine conspiracy circulating in the Goldfields — which includes claims that vaccinated people will have the ‘mark of the beast’ — as ‘crazy and evil’.

Tom Robinson

Ripple effectVideoCommentsPremiumBlack holes swallow neutron stars whole ‘like PAC-MAN’

The world-first detection of the aftermath of the two most extreme and enigmatic objects in the universe colliding has made waves in the study of astrophysics — literally and figuratively.

Miriam Fisher

ScienceMeth use rebounds to pre-pandemic levels

Methylamphetamine use has rebounded in Australia after plummeting during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new drug wastewater testing.

Callum Godde

When black holes collideCommentsPremiumMusical trio capture mysterious sounds of outerspace

A trio of international artists has produced a collection of music that captures the mysterious sounds of space. And the resulting compositions are eerie, visceral and entirely compelling.

Miriam Fisher

ScienceBones of prehistoric man found in Israel

Researchers say bones from a previously unknown prehistoric man found in Israel challenge the prevailing hypothesis that the Neanderthals originated in Europe.

Sara Lemel, dpa

Eye on tomorrowVideoShowcase lauded for insight into ‘jobs of the future’

WA Premier Mark McGowan has hailed Perth’s Resources Technology Showcase as an amazing insight into industry and how technology will keep West Aussies in the driver’s seat.

Ben Harvey and Luke McPherson

Flying highVideoCommentsHedland student wings it 1600km to take in RTS

Hedland Senior High School student John Paul Paningbatan Jr was flown more than 1600km so he could see this year’s Resources Technology Showcase in Perth, courtesy of the Welshpool Rotary Club.

Luke McPherson

ScienceIcy solstice swim for Aust expeditioners

Expeditioners on Australia's four Antarctic and sub-Antarctic research stations have gone for a chilly swim to celebrate the winter solstice.

Callum Godde

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WA firms score $200k to develop next-gen space products

Technology developed and built right here in WA could be used for future NASA missions to the moon and beyond with a $4 million funding boost for space researchers by the Federal Government.

Sarah Ison

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Revealed: Hard WA border saved 1700 lives

The State’s COVID-19 suppression strategy saved almost 2000 lives, prevented thousands from going to hospital, and delivered a benefit to the State worth almost $5 billion, according to scientists.

Peter Law

SciencePremiumCounting the cost of climate change

On top of the devastating effects on the environment, a warming planet will bring with it an enormous human cost as heat-related health conditions skyrocket.

Clare Peddie

ScienceAustralian breakthrough on 'green' ammonia

Australian scientists have created an environmental friendly way to produce ammonia - which currently accounts for 1.8 per cent of global carbon emissions.

Hannah Ryan

SciencePremiumBold bid to make Adelaide a National Park City

Adelaide will officially bid to become the world’s second National Park City – boosting its global recognition, funding, migration and action against climate change.

Clare Peddie, Michelle Etheridge

Your SayPremium‘Astounding shift’ for Australia to use nuclear power

Demand for coal is likely to increase, and mining experts say Australia should look at nuclear power as part of its transition to net zero.

David Mills

CLIMATE CHANGEPremiumWhy Australia’s emissions have dropped

The latest accounts of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions have revealed we’re cutting deeper than ever. Here’s why.

David Mills

science fiction to realityCommentsPremiumIs technology any closer to helping us live forever?

Living forever is a staple of Hollywood movies — from Tron to Gattaca — but this science fiction dream is now being taken seriously by some of the world’s most rich and powerful people.

Kate Emery

Extraordinary collectionVideoMuseum to unveil archive of science genius Stephen Hawking

From personalised wheelchairs to landmark papers on theoretical physics and his scripts from his appearance on The Simpsons, the public will soon be offered unique insight into the working mind of science’s brightest star Stephen Hawking.

Sylvia Hui

NEW POLLPremiumMajority want carbon tax back

A massive majority of Australian voters say they are in favour of a net zero emissions goal – and nearly two in three want a price on carbon.

David Mills

vaccine Q and APremiumExperts answer your questions about vaccine safety

Getting a vaccine is essential but myths about their safety are everywhere. Today, experts Professor Terry Nolan and Professor Allen Cheng answer the most common questions about getting the COVID jab.

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We must vaccinate to live without COVID restrictions

West Australians have enjoyed minimal impact from COVID-19 and it is against this backdrop that people are holding back being vaccinated, thinking it is not that urgent here. Here’s why that’s wrong.

EXCLUSIVEPremiumAussie companies pledging ‘net-zero’ emissions

A growing cohort of Australian companies are racing ahead of the federal government and setting their own ambitious targets. See the list.

David Mills