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Playing the numbers: a billion-dollar gamble on the European X-ray Laser

  • Written by: Brian Abbey, Associate Professor of Physics, La Trobe University
imageThe completed European X-ray Laser tunnel, also known as the XFEL Beschleunigertunnel, photographed in March 2017. © European XFEL / Heiner Müller-Elsner

“Big science” is a term originally coined by historians to describe the major scientific advancements made by industrial nations around the period of the Second World War.

The...

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Will the superhero films ever end? The business of blockbuster movie franchises

  • Written by: Colin Yeo, PhD Candidate, English and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia
imageA scene from The Mummy: the first in a Dark Universe multi-film franchise that will include characters such as Frankenstein's monster, and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.Universal Pictures

The latest remake of The Mummy has hit the big screen in Australia. Dating back to the 1930s, The Mummy franchise is far older than the other venerable blockbusters...

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Are maternal hormones different when carrying a boy or a girl?

  • Written by: Monique Robinson, Associate Principal Investigator, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia
imageWill a female pregnancy make mum more emotional, and a male one more aggressive?from www.shutterstock.com.au

With advances in prenatal testing it’s now possible to find out whether a pregnancy will result in a male or female baby as early as eight weeks’ gestation.

A quick check of web pregnancy forums would indicate that wait is too...

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Zoos aren't Victorian-era throwbacks: they're important in saving species

  • Written by: Alienor Chauvenet, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
imageA meerkat at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra. The Zoo has recently announced an expansion that will double its size.AAP Image/Stefan Postles

The National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra recently announced a new expansion that will double its size, with open range space for large animals like white rhinos and cheetahs.

As well as improving...

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