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The diverse and surprising ways we use human intelligence today suggest that we owe it to more than a handful of simplistic evolutionary scenarios, argues Rob Brooks.

Nano tech crop

Transistors have continued shrinking, but how much further can they go, asks Adam Burke.

Bulb science

Five distinguished UNSW researchers have been recognised for excellence across three very different categories in this year's New South Wales Scientist of the Year awards.

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China needs creative solutions to the problems that unprecedented numbers of young men will cause as they come of age in the next two decades, argues Rob Brooks.

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Automated cameras and microphones will help better connect the public with life in the wild, writes Dustin Welbourne.

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A new study of ancient shoulder bones from Ethiopia has important implications for understanding the course of our evolution, writes Darren Curnoe.

Tiger

Virgin Australia has announced a series of deals that will see it take a controlling stake in low cost carrier Tiger Airways, which will help cement its move to a premium airline, says Ian Douglas.

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Professor Veena Sahajwalla has been recognised as "one of the world's leading innovators in the field of sustainable materials use".

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A modest amount of 'grandmothering' can lead to the evolution of an extended lifespan, suggests Rob Brooks.

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Innovative work in the fields of medicine, science and engineering has won UNSW researchers six of this year’s nine NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

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