Mini-moon captured temporarily from space
The Earth will have a new “mini-moon” for the next two months with a small asteroid being captured in the planet’s gravitational pull.
The Asteroid, known as
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Blockchain cost and complexity dilutes benefits
Businesses are hesitant to introduce blockchain into their accounting practices, despite acknowledging the benefits of the technology.
A QUT study found while survey
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Plans to harvest the sea to build greener cities
Researchers are looking to fast-track the use of marine-based bio-materials in building materials to aid the transition to net zero and help the Brisbane Games deliver
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New Zealand’s kiwi a ‘recent’ arrival from Australia
The iconic New Zealand flightless bird the kiwi is a “recent” arrival from Australia, according to new research conducted across the ditch.
Researchers believe
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Aussie screen diversity incentives lag global efforts
Current attempts to improve diversity on our entertainment screens are ad hoc, with legislation needed to affect real change.
Analysis from Monash University found,
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Dyspnoea’s breathtaking cost to Australian economy
Shortness of breath is costing the Australian economy $12 billion every year.
A new study from The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney has looked at the cost of
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Risky play ‘vital’ for children’s development
Playground equipment that encourages risky play is part of a “biological need” in childhood development, new research has concluded.
The research team at Dartmouth
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Night light pollution increases risk of Alzheimer’s
The bright city lights may be calling, but they are also increasing our risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
New research out of the United States has found that outdoor light
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No ‘safe’ place on Earth by 2050 without action
There will be no “safe” places to live on Earth by 2050 without a dramatic change in economic systems, with the private sector the best placed to lead the
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Cities create more summer ‘fire-hose’ storms
Summer storms are more frequent and intense over city areas, according to new research.
A study of observations from eight cities and their surroundings in Europe and
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