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There's more than one way to grow a baby

21 Apr 2022

Live birth has evolved independently more than 150 times. The underlying biophysical processes all look quite similar, but new research shows they use completely different genetic tools.

a close up of a woman's eyeball looking straight ahead

Windows to the soul: Pupils reveal 'aphantasia', the absence of visual imagination

20 Apr 2022

Picture this, if you will: Aphantasia can be detected with an eye-opening look into our pupils.

Artificial intelligence may take your job. Some lessons from my grandmother

19 Apr 2022

Up to 40 per cent of all jobs now are tipped to be taken over by AI and robots in the next few decades. My grandmother has some advice on how to cope.

Pauline Treble and Katie Coleborn in Yonderup Cave

Plato's Cave: Stalagmites reveal Australia's pre-colonial bushfire history

14 Apr 2022

A stalagmite in Western Australia has revealed regular, low-intensity fires before European arrival and infrequent, high-intensity fires afterwards.

The most remote family in NSW are on a mission. It could change the desert as we know it.

11 Apr 2022

For Bec West and Reece Pedler, it’s an overnight journey to buy groceries and a 350-kilometre round trip to take the kids to playgroup. But they wouldn’t have it any other way.

kate quinlan and merlin crossley in front of the lab

CRISPR gene editing reveals biological mechanism behind common blood disorder

08 Apr 2022

Asymptomatic sickle cell disease patients actually lack a tiny part of the genome, UNSW scientists have shown.

Going bananas! The ancient secret ingredient that makes chocolate so tempting

07 Apr 2022

From cocoa bean to chocolate block, a millenia-old process is still helping to bring chocoholics the same joy today.

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We can halve emissions by 2030 but the time to act is now: IPCC

05 Apr 2022

Incremental change is not enough if we want to limit temperature rises to 1.5°C, says the IPCC’s Working Group III, which includes UNSW sustainability expert Tommy Wiedmann.

IPCC finds the world has its best chance yet to slash emissions - if it seizes the opportunity

05 Apr 2022

Humanity is off track to keeping global warming to 1.5℃. But if we pull out all stops, we’ve still got a chance.

UNSW researcher receives award recognising women in artificial intelligence

04 Apr 2022

Women in AI promotes gender-inclusive artificial intelligence that benefits society.

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