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Biology can certainly document the process of human reproduction - but when human life begins is not a scientific but a moral question, which we ourselves have to decide.
One joy of following scientific progress is seeing it connect threads of knowledge into a tapestry revealing a picture of a previously unknown scene.
The IT industry prepares for the next boom
While working on a couple of stories at La Trobe University, Archimedes was struck by the connections which can lead to significant outcomes in research. Then the stories merged ...
No fewer than eight Fellows of the Royal Society of London were taught and inspired at secondary school by one science teacher, Len Basser of Sydney Boys High School. This fact emerged from the 2004 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
Anthony Ham investigates renewed efforts at the IWC to resume commercial whaling
Archimedes has been in Queensland discussing science communication. Can it change society?
An irony about scientists’ traditional lack of interest in politics is that science is profoundly socially disturbing—especially for ideologues with a conservative point of view.
Scientific research is all about making life more predictable. So it’s odd that one of the great fascinations of research is its very unpredictability.
The Australian Bush Heritage Fund is quietly securing important areas of biodiverse bush to preserve and manage for future generations
In the flurry of media reports surrounding the stem cell debate, it can be difficult to grasp exactly what the research involves. Professor John Martin of St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research outlines the science and the ethical implications.
Richard Campbell debunks the myths about global oil reserves.
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