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The Perils of Electronic Voting
As Australia and the US prepare to go to the polls, Stephen Luntz examines the electronic alternatives to voting with paper and pen.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Galaxy
Michael Drinkwater describes how his team of astronomers used the Anglo-Australian Telescope to discover more than 40 previously unknown miniature galaxies hiding near the centre of the Fornax Cluster.
25 Years of World-Class Science: Marvellous Medicine
In the third of a four-part series celebrating Australasian Science’s 25th year of publication, Peter Pockley recalls some of the most memorable medical achievements by Australian and New Zealand researchers during this time.
Green Blood & Influenza
Marcello Pennacchio looks into two diseases that are devastating bobtail skink populations.
Wildlife Villains in the Backyard
You can help an Australia-wide survey of suburban wildlife pests being conducted by Darryl Jones and Clare Thomson.
The Electric Platypus
Uwe Proske discovers how the platypus uses its electric sense to catch half of its own bodyweight of live prey in one night’s fishing.
Finger-Lickin’ Good for the Environment
Simon Grose discovers that the environmental cost of fresh food is higher than for fast food.
Botanical Records Reveal Changing Seasons in a Warming World
Malcolm Clark and Roy Thompson predict how global warming will shift the times that flowering plants bloom.
Chess as a Model for Modern Warfare
Gregory Calbert and Jason Scholz revise the rules of chess to model inequities in the size and speed of military forces during battle.
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Military Spending Undermines Health and Security
Susan Wareham argues that Australia’s current focus on military spending undermines national security in a world where poverty and ill-health motivate the disenfranchised to acts of terrorism.
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Sea-ice in Decline
Avian Flu Vaccine Takes Flight
Reactor’s Medical Value Debated
Antioxidants Protect the Brain
From Bionic Ears to Spinal Injury
Photonic Wires & Organ Transplants Get Minister’s Nod
Why Do We Blush?
Size Matters – To Insects
Walking with Goannas
An End to Foggy Windows
Disposable Defence
Some Reef Fish Are Mobile
Renewable Energy from Waste Bananas
Biomechanic Boost for Paralympian
Sydney Harbour Among World’s Most Polluted
ET’s False Alarm
Minister Doesn’t Inhale on the Science Week Hustings
Test for Malaria Mosquitoes
Free Trade Agreement Linked to Delayed Gene Patenting Report
Saltbush Gives Sheep a Vitamin E Boost
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