WA SCIENCE. DONE DIFFERENT.
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6 Jun 2024
Emily Evans unpacks how humans are built to run - even though we might not enjoy it
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10 Oct 2023
With the help of VR, Missions Connect is helping Australians learn about the Stolen Generations – a topic that many still avoid talking about.
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29 Sep 2023
Barbz, the A.R.M.Y., Cumberb!tches, Swifties, Beyhive, Little Monsters – the list of celebrity super fandoms goes on and on. But why are we so obsessed with celebrities? Find out via: bit.ly/3PU7EMC
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15 Sep 2023
Turns out, secondary students in Australia don't learn about female scientists. In fact, the curriculum doesn't even mention a single Australian scientist. bit.ly/3ZglhJ3
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14 Sep 2023
Why do we feel uneasy when walking through an empty corridor? Is it all in our head or is it more than that?
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13 Sep 2023
Catch the latest episode of Please Look Up to discover Pavo the Giant Space Slug and get the latest details on how India is going to study the Sun 🌞
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4 Sep 2023
El Niño, it's a name we've all become accustomed to hearing. What does it actually mean and how does it impact WA?
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1 Sep 2023
WA is set to be home to a new high-speed data transfer project – one of the first of its kind in Australia.
We had a chat with the project team at @ICRAR to learn what it all means 🔭
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31 Aug 2023
New snake alert! 🐍 Experts from WA and SA have recently realised that one of these desert whip snakes is not like the othersss
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31 Aug 2023
PSA: Although the desert whip is 'mildly venomous', they don't pose great danger to humans. The species is very shy and prefer to flee when threatened
📸: Mark Hutchinson
ALT Close up photograph of the newly discovered desert whip snake. The lower half of its body is golden in colour, while the upper half is blue/turquoise.
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4 Aug 2023
PSA: holding in your pee is not good for you. So just go to the 🚽 when you need to...even if the line is really long. bit.ly/44TEiCW
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26 Jul 2023
Can you define dark matter and dark energy with only a few words? We gave it a try 👀
Tune into the latest episode of Please Look Up to see how the Particle team tackled these two astronomical topics.
Available now on all podcast platforms 🎧
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5 Jul 2023
Stories from the Martu people of the Western Desert area and the Warlpiri people near Newhaven are helping researchers learn more about the mysterious fairy circles decorating the desert near Newman, WA.
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30 Jun 2023
At least once in our life, we've all had a close look at the Swan River and thought "hmm that can't be healthy..." And it's true, the health of the iconic river is falling. But that might soon change – thanks to mussels (of all things!)
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29 Jun 2023
Recently, our writer Owen Cumming, learned that peatlands are pretty important to the WA ecosystem. Which had him asking "what the heck is a peatland?"
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28 Jun 2023
DNA, we know it's important. We know it can help solve crime. We know it's unique...but how exactly does it work and what the heck does it even stand for?
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27 Jun 2023
Express some zesty opinions on Particle, science and Western Australia via the annual Particle Survey! All participants will go in the running to win an exclusive Particle package.
Start the survey at: bit.ly/3p38Vqd
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