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Preventing Murray-Darling water theft: a space agency can help Australia manage federal resources
This is the first article in the series Australia’s place in space, where we’ll explore the strengths and weaknesses, along with the past, present and the future of Australia’s space presence and activities.
An independent report into allegations of water theft and corruption in the Murray-Darling Basin has recommended fundamental reforms to the system.
Originally published in The Conversation.
Curious Kids: Why is the Earth round?
Originally published in The Conversation.
A pirate site explores a new way of paying for the Internet that doesn't involve ads
It would be an understatement to say that advertising as the main business model of the internet is in a crisis.
Originally published in The Conversation.
Speed plus control in new computer chip: slowing down light to sound
Light travels fast – sometimes a little too fast when it comes to data processing.
Originally published in The Conversation.
Expect the unexpected from the big-data boom in radio astronomy
Radio astronomy is undergoing a major boost, with new technology gathering data on objects in our universe faster than astronomers can analyse.
Originally published in The Conversation.
Like alchemists with killer precision, brown snakes make different venoms across their lifetime
It’s spring in Australia and that means reptiles are starting to move about again. Including snakes.
The venom of the eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) is, drop for drop, one of the most potent of any venoms tested on laboratory mice.
Originally published in The Conversation.
When girls are in the audience, choir boys sing for attention
The St. Thomas Choir is an internationally renowned boys choir from Leipzig in Germany.
Originally published in The Conversation.
Face ID and iOS 11: a few lingering security questions about the new iPhone X
Apple recently unveiled its latest generation of smartphone, the iPhone X, but does it also come with a whole new generation of security?
Its new mobile operating system, iOS 11, and a biometric recognition system called Face ID, were promoted at the same time.
Read More: So you bought the new iPhone? Here are your rights if it breaks
Originally published in The Conversation.
Snap that prize up: croc research on gambling habits gets an Ig Nobel
Our research examining the effects of holding a live crocodi
Originally published in The Conversation.
