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Are Australian snakes really the most dangerous in the world?

Is it really a 'snake mistake'? Our resident herpetologist, Ruchira Somaweera, sheds light on some snaky misconceptions, and gives us an insight into the striking life of a herpetologist.

Bees with backpacks fly into schools

Victorian school students are helping support a global initiative to save bees thanks to our tech.

Moonwalking students from the Mallee (and more!)

There are kids moonwalking in the Mallee, and designing a garden for Mars. There are students making robots in Central Australia. All of these students are visited by our superstar STEM volunteers.

Breaking the mould: gold-digging fungi found in WA

Australian scientists have discovered gold-coated fungi near Boddington in Western Australia. And it may offer clues for finding new gold deposits.

Aussie teens win prizes at the ‘Olympics of Science and Engineering’

Game on! This year, over 1800 students from around the world competed for a share of $5 million USD at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Can AI help fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs?

Humanity is in a race against time to develop new ways to keep rapidly evolving superbugs in check. We’re collaborating on an AI-powered network to help.

Recapping Pint of Science in 140 characters

From 20-22 May, Pint of Science wanted you to experience science first hand, straight from the horse's mouth. But rather than recounting how much fun it was to hear emerging research over a pint (or two!), why don't we do the same? Let's experience Pint of Science first hand!

Sunset over the Pacific Ocean (image Richard Arculus)

Eastern China pinpointed as source of rogue ozone-depleting emissions

Research published by an international team today in Nature used a global network of monitoring stations to pinpoint the source of the rogue emissions. According to these data, 40-60% of the increase in emissions seen since 2013 is due to possibly illegal industrial activity in the Chinese provinces of Shandong and Hebei.

Three cows in a field

Turning methane into carbon dioxide could help us fight climate change

In a paper published today in Nature Sustainability, we propose a new technique to clean the atmosphere of the second most powerful greenhouse gas people produce: methane. The technique could restore the concentration of methane to levels found before the Industrial Revolution, and in doing so, reduce global warming by one-sixth.

Dr Nina Pollak holding up printed prototypes of the synthetic jellyfish.

How synthetic jellyfish could be used to clean up toxic marine spills

An exciting new synthetic biology research project is looking at ways to deploy ‘pseudo jellyfish’ to clean up harmful spills in oceans and waterways.

A cliff of ice towers above the ocean, in which broken sheets of ice float.

What we learnt from spending winter under Antarctic sea ice

A fleet of autonomous oceanic robots called 'Argo Floats' braved icy winter waters to learn more about melting ice in East Antarctica.

From the lab to your local

Move over karaoke wannabes, trivia die-hards and barfly buzz-killers because science is getting out of the lab and into your local for this years’ Pint of Science festival held on May 20-22.