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Powerful New Way To Track Space Junk

Scientists plan to use the unique features of the brand-new Murchison Widefield Array radio telescope to track the path of space debris.

In the Lab

Scientists Purify Water Using Fruit Peels

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have shown that apple and tomato peels can be used to remove pollutants in water.

Features

From China To US, The Game Of Mahjong Shaped Modern America

Annelise Heinz tracks the intersection of race and gender in 20th-century American culture through a study of the Chinese game of mahjong.

Indian-American Acoustic Pioneer, Amar Bose, Dies At 83

Former MIT faculty member and founder of Bose Corporation, Amar Bose, has died. He was 83.

In the Lab

Researchers Coat Microscopic Objects With Thin Films

Researchers in Australia have coated tiny objects such as bacterial cells with thin films that assemble themselves.

Academia

UNSW Professor Receives Friendship Medal From Laos

The Lao Government has awarded a Friendship Medal to UNSW Emeritus Professor Arie Rotem for his contribution to the country's health sector.

Health

Doctors Manage Asthma In Pregnancy With Algorithm Against Inflammation Marker

An Australian-designed asthma management program has the potential to halve asthma attacks in pregnant women, the most common chronic medical disorder experienced by this group.

Features

Rest Up! Too Much Exercise Could Send You To An Early Grave

Exercise is generally beneficial to health but exceeding the optimal level of exercise may be harmful. Adrian Elliot, a lecturer in Exercise Physiology at the University of Adelaide, explores how much exercise is too much.

In the Lab

Conservationists ‘Living With Grief’

Conservationists are constantly living with grief, says a leading Australian conservation scientist.

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