All Oceania articles
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ResearchWorking towards an Australian First Nations periodic table
Zahra Khan finds out how a team of scholars is working with the Gadigal to develop a chart that celebrates Indigenous knowledge of the chemical elements
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NewsDirty secret of mysterious ‘tar balls’ washed up on Sydney’s shores uncovered
Scientists unite to investigate objects that shut down beaches in New South Wales
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NewsNew Zealand set to be first country to ban PFAS in cosmetic products
Environment agency says it is taking a ’precautionary approach’ to PFAS in nail polish, shaving cream, foundation, lipstick and mascara
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OpinionDeep sea mining is on hold, for now
But some countries say it will be essential to enable decarbonisation
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NewsOne year on from massive eruption in South Pacific, the atmosphere is still feeling the effects
Scientists make ‘once in a lifetime’ observations as Hunga Tonga volcano found to have warmed the planet
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NewsAlarm sounded after chemists discover new analogue of ketamine in Australia
Long-term health effects of novel psychoactive substance are unknown
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NewsHope stirs anew for Australian research following election
Labor party’s win leads to cautious optimism about science funding and climate policies
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ResearchMassive Australian wildfires caused new damage to the ozone layer
Smoke particles caused a drop in chlorine-binding chemicals that set back the ozone layer’s recovery by 10 years
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NewsAustralian Research Council’s ban on preprints in grants prompts outcry
Move derided as ‘hopelessly outdated’ and a setback for open science by researchers
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PodcastCiguatoxin
The toxin found in reef fish that leads to food poisoning so bad it can cause life-long symptoms
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NewsAustralian basic research squeezed as R&D to fall to lowest level for decades
Researchers call for end of benign neglect for science as funding predicted to fall to 40-year low
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OpinionMargaret Brimble: 'Spiroketals are my favourite molecules'
The New Zealand chemist on careers, creativity and why everything just has to be blue
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NewsNew Zealand university tops global impact ranking
University of Auckland leads list of 450 institutions supporting health, equality and other UN sustainable development goals
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OpinionHow teenagers are disrupting drug discovery
A citizen science project to improve access to malaria drugs
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NewsMerger of Jisc and Eduserv will create ‘UK public sector tech powerhouse’
Education and research digital services provider for education and research will team up with public sector specialist Eduserv
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NewsIsland nation Palau bans sunscreens with chemicals thought to harm coral
It will be illegal to sell or import sunscreens with oxybenzone, octinoxate and other chemicals like parabens from January 2020
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NewsAustralian researchers relieved by science budget but funding concerns persist
Boost for research and infrastructure juxtaposed against squeeze on universities
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ResearchFrom cement to batteries with help from a wombat
Vanessa Peterson is in the fast lane when it comes to relating atomic-scale structures to a material’s function