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Scientists Uncover Universe's Brightest Object: A Black Hole Devouring A Sun Daily
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified the fastest-growing black hole ever documented, consuming the equivalent of one sun daily.
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Study Finds AI-Generated White Faces More Convincing Than Photographs
Dr Amy Dawel said that the reason for the discrepancy is that AI algorithms are trained disproportionately on White faces.
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Live Parasitic Worm Found In Australian Woman's Brain In World-First Discovery
The Ophidascaris robertsi roundworm was pulled from the 64-year-old woman after brain surgery, still alive and wriggling.
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Australian Scientists Find 'Lost World' Of Primordial Life In Billion-Year-Old Rock
The Protosterol Biota, a tiny organism that might have been the first predator on Earth, was discovered by a team from the Australian National University (ANU).
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Evolution Might be Happening 4 Times Faster Than What Charles Darwin Had Predicted: Study
A new research suggests that the Darwinian evolution could be happening up to four times faster than previously thought. Based on an analysis of genetic variation, the researchers state evolution can happen faster if there are more genetic differences in a species. This is because certain traits die off and stronger ones get established. The study ...
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Australian Researchers Develop Tech to Turn Regular Glasses into Night-Vision Devices
Researchers at the Australian National University have claimed to develop a revolutionary, ultra-thin film that can add the power of night-vision to ordinary-looking glasses.
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Australian National University Hacked, 19 Years of Students' Data Accessed
Australia's top-ranked university said on Tuesday hackers breached its cyber defences late last year to obtain sensitive data of students.
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Humans Causing Climate Change 170 Times Faster Than Nature
Humans are causing the climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces, warn researchers who have for the first time come up with a mathematical equation to describe the impact of human activity on Earth.
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Jet Fuel May Grow On Trees, Claims Study
Australia's iconic gum trees may be used to produce enough low-carbon renewable jet fuel to power five per cent of the world's aviation industry, a new study has claimed.
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Astronomers Spot Widest Solar System: Study
Astronomers have found the widest-known solar system, with a huge planet so far from its star that it takes nearly a million years to complete an orbit, according to a new study.
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Study: Maybe We Can't Find Aliens Because They've All Died Already
The hunt for extraterrestrial life is one of humanity's most exciting endeavors. The pieces are all falling into place: We're finding more and more planets outside of our own solar system, and soon the James Webb Telescope will give us unprecedented looks at these distant worlds.
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Why No Alien Is Calling US From Space
If the search for an alien life has not yielded any conclusive results in the last 50 years, it is probably because life on other planets was brief and has gone extinct soon after its origin owing to runaway heating or cooling on their planets, say astrobiologists led by an Indian-origin scientist.
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Japan Fleet Sets Sail for Antarctic Whale Hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic today, on a mission to resume the slaughter after a one-year pause, with environmentalists slamming the move as a "crime against nature".
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Archaeologists Find Dog Sized Rat
Archaeologists with the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered fossils of seven giant rat species on East Timor in Southeast Asia with the largest up to 10 times the size of modern rats.
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Tiny Australian Bird Cries Wolf to Scare Predators
One of Australia's smallest birds has found a cunning way to protect its nest from predators by crying wolf, or rather hawk, and mimicking the warning calls of other birds.
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Scientists Uncover Universe's Brightest Object: A Black Hole Devouring A Sun Daily
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified the fastest-growing black hole ever documented, consuming the equivalent of one sun daily.
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Study Finds AI-Generated White Faces More Convincing Than Photographs
Dr Amy Dawel said that the reason for the discrepancy is that AI algorithms are trained disproportionately on White faces.
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Live Parasitic Worm Found In Australian Woman's Brain In World-First Discovery
The Ophidascaris robertsi roundworm was pulled from the 64-year-old woman after brain surgery, still alive and wriggling.
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Australian Scientists Find 'Lost World' Of Primordial Life In Billion-Year-Old Rock
The Protosterol Biota, a tiny organism that might have been the first predator on Earth, was discovered by a team from the Australian National University (ANU).
-
Evolution Might be Happening 4 Times Faster Than What Charles Darwin Had Predicted: Study
A new research suggests that the Darwinian evolution could be happening up to four times faster than previously thought. Based on an analysis of genetic variation, the researchers state evolution can happen faster if there are more genetic differences in a species. This is because certain traits die off and stronger ones get established. The study ...
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Australian Researchers Develop Tech to Turn Regular Glasses into Night-Vision Devices
Researchers at the Australian National University have claimed to develop a revolutionary, ultra-thin film that can add the power of night-vision to ordinary-looking glasses.
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Australian National University Hacked, 19 Years of Students' Data Accessed
Australia's top-ranked university said on Tuesday hackers breached its cyber defences late last year to obtain sensitive data of students.
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Humans Causing Climate Change 170 Times Faster Than Nature
Humans are causing the climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces, warn researchers who have for the first time come up with a mathematical equation to describe the impact of human activity on Earth.
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Jet Fuel May Grow On Trees, Claims Study
Australia's iconic gum trees may be used to produce enough low-carbon renewable jet fuel to power five per cent of the world's aviation industry, a new study has claimed.
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Astronomers Spot Widest Solar System: Study
Astronomers have found the widest-known solar system, with a huge planet so far from its star that it takes nearly a million years to complete an orbit, according to a new study.
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Study: Maybe We Can't Find Aliens Because They've All Died Already
The hunt for extraterrestrial life is one of humanity's most exciting endeavors. The pieces are all falling into place: We're finding more and more planets outside of our own solar system, and soon the James Webb Telescope will give us unprecedented looks at these distant worlds.
-
Why No Alien Is Calling US From Space
If the search for an alien life has not yielded any conclusive results in the last 50 years, it is probably because life on other planets was brief and has gone extinct soon after its origin owing to runaway heating or cooling on their planets, say astrobiologists led by an Indian-origin scientist.
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Japan Fleet Sets Sail for Antarctic Whale Hunt
A Japanese whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic today, on a mission to resume the slaughter after a one-year pause, with environmentalists slamming the move as a "crime against nature".
-
Archaeologists Find Dog Sized Rat
Archaeologists with the Australian National University (ANU) have discovered fossils of seven giant rat species on East Timor in Southeast Asia with the largest up to 10 times the size of modern rats.
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Tiny Australian Bird Cries Wolf to Scare Predators
One of Australia's smallest birds has found a cunning way to protect its nest from predators by crying wolf, or rather hawk, and mimicking the warning calls of other birds.
