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Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia’s coastal habitat

Corals, mangroves and seagrass habitats have been affected by extreme weather events, and some may never recover.

Space

Not one but two Aussie dishes were used to get the TV signals back from the Apollo 11 moonwalk

When Neil Armstrong stepped on to the Moon 50 years ago this month, Australians saw the images first. Australia even defied bad weather to bring the historic images to the world.

‘Sadness, disgust, anger’: fear for the Great Barrier Reef

While the physical effects of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef have been well documented, we wanted to understand the social and cultural impact.

What kind of country will Australia be in 2060?

A prosperous future is within our grasp. The Australian National Outlook 2019 addresses the question: What kind of country will Australia be in 2060?

Environment

Invasive species are Australia’s number-one extinction threat

This week the world stopped and stared as the UN announced over a million species are threatened with extinction. In Australia, one threat eclipses all others.

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Tech

Artificial intelligence in Australia needs to get ethical, so we have a plan

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the way we live, work, communicate and travel. So long as it's designed that way.

Eighteen countries showing the way to carbon zero

Reducing emissions doesn't have to conflict with a growing economy, as these 18 developed nations show.

Here’s the seafood Australians eat (and what we should be eating)

Over 85 per cent of seafood caught in Australia is sustainable. However, just because a fish is sustainably caught, it doesn’t make it the most nutritious and healthy option – and vice versa. We've compared the two to see what seafood is both sustainable and nutritious.

Environment

Curious Kids: How do moths eat our clothes?

Moths aren't the real culprit for those pesky holes in your shirts...

Explainer: how the Antarctic Circumpolar Current helps keep Antarctica frozen

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, or ACC, is the strongest ocean current on our planet and is vital for Earth’s health because it keeps Antarctica cool and frozen.

Farming

We asked five experts: are light dairy products better?

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Protecting the ‘right to be forgotten’ in the age of blockchain

Blockchain data is unchangeable, which is a problem when privacy laws require companies to delete data once it’s served its purpose.

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