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The Greatest Moment in Science

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Why the 'marijuana munchies' make you feel good

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Insects fly to the light

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Dreaming a diagnosis with Dr Karl

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Sniffing out disease with Dr Karl

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How tall is time? Well, it's all relative

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The physics of dunking biscuits

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Want to see an eclipse without travelling? You might be waiting a while

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I do not like green eggs and ham... or potatoes?

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Potentially poisonous potato no small fry

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Of Mice and Milk

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Avalanche under the sea

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A slip of the tongue

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Speaking your mind—with AI

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Athlete deaths—and COVID vaccines

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Neanderthal DNA kills superbugs

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Why hangovers happen, Part 2

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Why hangovers happen, Part 1

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How to snap spaghetti: Pt 2

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How to snap spaghetti: Pt 1

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Trees have senses too

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Trees are made from air

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Dark matter

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Elastin in our skin and body

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The number of humans ever born

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Why we wear masks—and the N95 is a good one, Part 2

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Why we wear masks—and the N95 is a good one, Part 1

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Nuclear war would be pointless

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Gamma ray bursters, Part 2

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Gamma ray bursters, Part 1

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Lifts and their new-fangled destination despatching

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Dogs 101—your canine companion

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Testes taste test

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Close encounters of the asteroid kind

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Why did Tonga's huge volcanic eruption affect Australia's surf?

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The Solar System Is Weird

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Doubling down — taking a second look at the mystery of doppelgängers

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Look twice — why it's worth doing a double-take on your doppelgänger

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Can a coin falling from a great height be lethal?

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Earth is accelerating, Pt 3

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Earth is accelerating, Pt 2

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Earth is accelerating, Pt 1

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Electric battery = car + house

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Adventures in nose-picking

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The number of humans between dawn and dusk

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Brain hotter than body

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What happens when you get winded?

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Dogs tilt their heads

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Measles erases immune system memory

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Anticipation

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Drunk animals

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The washing of bed sheets

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Atmospheric rivers, part 2

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Atmospheric rivers, part 1

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Why are whales so big?

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Most distant star ever found

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Grasshopper can turn into locust

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Ivermectin and COVID—Part 2 of 2

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Ivermectin and COVID

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The swing of bowling

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Antarctic fiery flush

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Wood for the future

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Sydney smallpox epidemic

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Worm blobs

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Black holes bared

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Black hole buddies

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Black hole basics

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Fartology 101—common scents

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COVID-19—the petering pandemic

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Power steering kills steering

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DJ bats double the Doppler

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Brain freeze

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Bacteria of champions

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The end of the internal combustion engine?

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Balloon popping

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Bird brains - dense, not dumb

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The colour of bird poo

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What to know about sunscreens

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How the earth is round

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More about the body when free diving

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The body and free diving

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Probiotics and Pre-biotics

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Longest powered flight

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Infertility and COVID-19 vaccines Part 2

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Infertility and COVID-19 vaccines Part 1

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Hidden Figures: the extraordinary women in science

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How equal is an equinox?

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Cosmic cannibalism

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Reaction Faster Than Action

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Metabolism Mysteries

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Wing Walking: a sport not for the faint-hearted

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Our Sixth Sense: the Sick Sense

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The Muon Magnetic Anomaly: The Land of the Unknown Unknowns

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Muon Mystery Part 2: The 'Jewel of Physics' becomes a duel with physics

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The Muon Magnetic Anomaly: A Quantum Mystery!

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The Dirt On Food

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Collagen Pt 2: a complex and wonderous protein

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Collagen Pt 1: can you really eat or drink your way to smoother skin?

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What happens when a black hole eats a neutron star?

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The Mighty Water Bear