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When planes fly from east to west, they are flying against a river of air called a jet stream. These air currents can make your flight longer or shorter, depending on which way you are going.
Our bodies heal in some amazing ways. Scabs can be an important part of the healing process after we get a cut or a graze.
Who is writing history affects how it is written.
Rather than breathing in and out through the mouth, fish use a one-way system, passing water in one direction over their gills.
Grammar isn’t a way to bully people for making mistakes, says a longtime English instructor. It is a way to understand how our language operates, in all its many written and spoken varieties.
It’s all to do with the light from the Sun and a blanket of air wrapped around Earth called the ‘atmosphere’.
Technology can give superhero abilities to people in real life.
Different animals have different ways of showing they’re happy. Their behaviours aren’t as straightforward as you might think.
The mystery of how the brain creates consciousness still puzzles scientists, but the mechanics of waking up are starting to be understood.
There are 15 different kinds of electrical outlets around the world. One standard would be more convenient, but no one wants to change theirs.
All the fluids in our bodies have a little bit of salt in them.
Mermaids are not real, but are meaningful to people around the world.
Lots of viruses have disappeared before. But experts think COVID will stay with us for a long time to come.
The Earth spins around its axis every day – but gravity keeps us firmly in place.
66 million years ago, birds survived the calamity that wiped out all prehistoric dinosaurs. But could birds once again evolve into their long lost ancestors?
How do tigers – a top predator – successfully hunt their prey when they have bright orange fur? The secret’s in their stripes!
Geese honk loudly and point their bills toward the sky when they’re ready to start the migration. Here’s how they know it’s time, how they navigate and how they conserve energy on the grueling trip.
It’s not just older adults who get shorter. You start shrinking, the moment you get out of bed in the morning.
Pink blood, green blood, or no blood at all – when it comes to what’s inside a worm’s body, the answer is more complicated – and fascinating – than you’d think.
Principales colaboradores
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Reader in Astrophysics, Keele University
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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PhD Candidate, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Researcher, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Senior Teaching Fellow, Medical Program, Bond University
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
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Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of New England
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Associate professor, Astronomy, University of Regina
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PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
