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Bird strike: what happens when a plane collides with a bird?
Defending planes against running into birds is vitally important – and high-speed frozen chickens play a surprising role.
Some of Earth’s most ancient lifeforms can live on hydrogen – and we can learn from their chemical powers
Enigmatic organisms called archaea can harvest energy from hydrogen, and new research is revealing exactly how they do it.
South Australia’s plan to ban political donations raises big risks as well as benefits
Banning political donations may sound like a good idea, but Peter Malinauskas’ plan raises political and legal risks.
Albanese discusses delicate issues with Chinese premier, including avoiding future military incidents
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Quang discussed Chinese foreign interference in Australia and the situation of Australian national Yang Hengjun, incarcerated in China for alleged spying.
Dutton snatches preferred PM lead in Resolve poll as draft redistributions finished
While Labor still hand a two party preferred lead over the Coalition, Peter Dutton has moved ahead as preferred PM for the first time.
Modern human DNA contains bits from all over the Neanderthal genome – except the Y chromosome. What happened?
A mysterious century-old law of genetics may explain the puzzling genetic legacy of our extinct Neanderthal cousins.
Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?
New research shows police specialising in family violence are concerned current approaches leave victim-survivors unprotected.
China’s premier is about to visit Australia for the first time in 7 years – what can we expect?
The visit by Premier Li Qiang is more of a diplomatic and business meeting that signals the continuing thaw between the countries, and is unlikely to spur any major announcements.
Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s climate strategy
In a big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced with a dash of policy adventurism, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days.
Why are Europeans – including the young – being pushed to the far right?
As young people despair that established parties can address their many concerns, far-right parties have found fertile political ground.
Queensland government splashes the cash around – but it’s unlikely to save it in the October election
Despite offering billions in health and cost-of-living measures, the Queensland Labor government appears headed for defeat in the October state election.
Melissa Caddick mystery shows we need more research of a rare kind – marine forensics
When human remains are found underwater, forensics needs a different approach. To understand what happens at sea, we need to study it.
Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years
Current construction approaches are too slow to achieve the ambitious national housing target. But there’s a proven alternative building technology that’s more efficient, faster and greener.
Reconstructing heritage after war: what we learned from asking 1,600 Syrians about rebuilding Aleppo
Our findings aren’t only important for Syria. They also hold clues about how we might approach heritage restoration projects in other post-conflict sites.
South Australia’s enigmatic pink sand was born in ice-covered Antarctic mountains, new research shows
The hunt for the origin of garnet crystals found on South Australian beaches took researchers thousands of kilometres and half a billion years back in time to a hidden Antarctic mountain range.
Why doesn’t water help with spicy food? What about milk or beer?
Knowing a little bit of chemistry can help a lot when your mouth is on fire.