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An asteroid just buzzed past Earth, and we barely noticed in time

  • Written by: Michael J. I. Brown, Associate professor in astronomy, Monash University
An asteroid just buzzed past Earth, and we barely noticed in timeNear-Earth asteroids such as Bennu, and 2019 OK which passed close to Earth this week, pose a potential threat to our planet.NASA

A 100-metre-wide asteroid passed just 70,000km from Earth on Thursday, Australian time. It was discovered by the Brazilian SONEAR survey just days ago, and its presence was announced mere hours before it zoomed past our...

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Snubbing Chinese swimmer Sun Yang ignores the flaws in the anti-doping system

  • Written by: G. Gregory Haff, Professor of Strength and Conditioning, Edith Cowan University
Snubbing Chinese swimmer Sun Yang ignores the flaws in the anti-doping systemAustralian swimmer Mack Horton (left) has long criticised his rival, Sun Yang (centre), and called him a 'drug cheat' during the 2016 Olympics.Patrick B. Kraemer/EPA

The world swimming championships currently taking place in South Korea have been attracting global attention not so much for the performances in the pool as the protests over alleged...

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What is listeria and how does it spread in smoked salmon?

  • Written by: Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
What is listeria and how does it spread in smoked salmon?Smoked salmon has been named as the likely source of the recent listeria infections.from www.shutterstock.com

Two people in Victoria and New South Wales have died after eating smoked salmon contaminated with listeria, health authorities report. Both were over 70 and had underlying health conditions.

Health authorities are also investigating a...

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  7. Training my dog taught me that it's people who really need training
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  10. a role model for generations of Australian food writers
  11. No, Peter Dutton. Most deported Kiwis aren’t paedophiles and you’re hurting our relationship with NZ
  12. Dissociative disorders are nearly as common as depression. So why haven't we heard about them?
  13. Migrants who adapt to Australian culture say they're happier than those who don't
  14. Despite China's defences, its treatment of the Uyghurs should be called what it is: cultural genocide
  15. Paul Oosting responds to GetUp's critics
  16. New demand-response energy rules sound good, but the devil is in the (hugely complicated) details
  17. Fall-out from Setka affair could give Coalition easier passage of union bill
  18. Are most people on the Newstart unemployment benefit for a short or long time?
  19. Sexually objectifying women leads women to objectify themselves, and harms emotional well-being
  20. does the Sun spin as well as the planets?
  21. Flos Grieg, Australia’s first female lawyer and early innovator
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  23. how much Australia spends on all levels of education
  24. NZ considers changes to copyright law as part of promise to help end global 'book famine'
  25. There's a simple way to drought-proof a town – build more water storage
  26. View from The Hill: Morrison cracks the whip
  27. Boris Johnson, 'political Vegemite', becomes the UK prime minister. Let the games begin
  28. Centre Alliance's Stirling Griff on Newstart
  29. Why 'Democracy peddler' Yang Hengjun has been detained in China and why he must be released
  30. Everything but China is on the table during PNG prime minister's visit
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  33. 40 years ago, scientists predicted climate change. And hey, they were right
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  36. How a robot called Pink helped school children bring an Aboriginal language back to life
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  40. Senate decides Pyne and Bishop have a few more parliamentary questions to answer
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