Chemistry

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Woman standing in front of trees

“We don’t think much about trees, but there are all of these mysteries inside them. Unlocking those mysteries will kind of help us save the world.”

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Brown weevil on green plant

Insect specimens are sitting in museum drawers all over the world waiting to be investigated. But entomologists like Dr Yun Hsiao are up to the task.

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Ambulance workers at an accident

Tranexamic acid is commonly used to limit bleeding during surgery, but its usefulness in emergency settings as a pre-emptive strike in life-threatening bleeding is controversial.

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Two wolves in snow

Pele Cannon lived with wolves in Colorado: here’s what she learned.

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Dr Jereme Spiers at the John Curtin School of Medical Research.

Few things are as heart-wrenching as watching our loved ones lose themselves to dementia, a syndrome impairing cognitive functioning. With Alzheimer's disease being the most common form of dementia, the global impact of this condition is staggering, burdening over 55 million people worldwide.

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A wading bird in the reeds

Why does this shy little migratory bird keep coming back to our capital city?

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Video thumbnail with text reading: Road to space: The Bogong Thruster

Go behind the mission to get a new mothball-fueled satellite thruster to space.

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Man holds a small fish aquarium

As campus takes a break, we have a look at some of the science which never stops – and the people who keep it running, every day of the year.

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