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The synthetic biology revolution is now – here’s what that means

Right now, you're living in a kind of industrial revolution – where biotechnology, information technology, manufacturing and automation all come together to form synthetic biology.

Dengue fever pitch: virus changes mozzie’s sense of smell

Scientists have discovered that the dengue virus alters mosquito’s sense of smell and changes their breeding behaviour, increasing their range of transmission.

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Fantastic fathers: Australian wildlife edition

Put aside those awesome Father's Day gifts, we're featuring the most dedicated dads in the Australian wild.

Can you beelieve?! Our guide to native bees

European honeybees are beloved, yet our very own beautiful native bees don't get much attention. It's time to get to know our fuzzy friends a bit better and go on a wild native bee-hunting ride.

Local communities need more reassurance about the legacy left by coal seam gas wells

One of the key questions any industry must consider is: what is left behind when it is finished. For coal seam gas, this question is crucial.

Cyanide-free gold… I’ll have a bar of that.

We’ve poured the country’s first cyanide-free gold using our clever process in an effort to put an end to the use of toxic chemicals to extract the yellow metal.

The cold and the beautiful: five cool things we’ve been up to in Antarctica

Australia and Antarctica go way back. 96 million years, in fact. Lately, we’ve played a key role in some of the biggest scientific discoveries in Antarctica.

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Could the Aussie barbeque go up in smoke?

In summer we all crank up the barbie and in winter we stoke the fireplace. But is all this smoke causing us harm? Our air quality experts are on the case.

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Six reasons you should care about El Niño

You’ve probably heard of El Niño, but do you know what it is? Or more importantly, why you should care?

Plastic is deadly: how you can help

We calculated how many MCGs it would take to hold all the plastic in our oceans. Spoiler alert: a lot. Plastic is filling our oceans, killing animals and costing us billions. We need your help to solve this massive problem so here's what you can do about it.

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Gardens in the ice: the flora of Antarctica

Not just ice, Antarctica is host to hardy mosses, lichens, and flowering plants that persist on a continent of extremes, extreme scarcity—water, heat, nutrients—and extreme overabundance—wind and radiation.

Why we need to start categorising marine heatwaves like hurricanes

Although marine heatwaves can last many months and extend over thousands of square kilometres, they don’t have a naming convention, like hurricanes do.

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