Sand dunes tell stories
Scientists mapped the sand dunes on Mars in 2007. Earth’s dunes had to wait for one man’s Christmas holidays.
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From the archive, first published 29 February 2024
Humans and Fire: Sparks are Flying
How fire has drawn people together since the beginning of human history.
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From the archive, first published 20 January 2026
How much of ‘us’ is really ‘us’?
How porous are the boundaries between and within each human?
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From the archive, first published 16 June 2023
Particle 101: DNA
Complex thing with a complex name that makes complex life – simplified.
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From the archive, first published 7 October 2025
We Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
The space beyond our planet is a long way from empty and a long way from boring.
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From the archive, first published 19 April 2023
Mental health behind closed doors
Door-knocking project finds Aussies are struggling – especially about climate change.
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From the archive, first published 16 July 2025
Witches in Europe: When Science Gets It Wrong
Witch hunts persisted not because there was no science but because early science could not explain every tragedy.
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From the archive, first published 20 January 2025
PROMISCUOUS GIRLS
Charles Darwin and Angus Bateman thought women and female animals weren’t promiscuous. They were wrong.
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