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Ancient Australian rocks may shed new light on the birth of the moon

Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to our moon.

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Astronomers spot giant hidden 'bridge' and record-breaking tail between 2 dwarf galaxies

Researchers discovered a hidden 185,000 light-year "bridge" of gas between two distant galaxies, which are also trailed by a 1.6 million light-year galactic tail — the largest of its kind ever seen.

LiveScience

Healthy Country, healthy people: how shared knowledge is helping to restore a World Heritage area

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Elusive 'octopus squid' with world's largest biological lights attacks camera in striking new video

Watch rare footage of deep sea "octopus squid" reveal its bioluminescent photophores as it attacks an underwater camera.

LiveScience

Fiona Wood: ‘When I’ve got a bee in my bonnet, I don’t give up’

The lauded burns pioneer and plastic surgeon on a ‘paradigm shifting’ project, coping with tragedy and the patients she will never forget

The Guardian - AU

Nerf guns, marbles and Einstein: schools taking quantum leap to halt Australia’s Stem crisis

The Quantum Girls and Einstein-First programs aim to boost engagement with science in primary and secondary classrooms, especially among girls

The Guardian - AU

Endangered marsupial woylies in sanctuaries losing anti-predator 'street smarts', study finds

Rapid evolution in protected havens is stripping threatened native marsupials of the "street smarts" they need to survive and escape predators in the wild, new research finds.

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Legalising cannabis could make WA almost $250 million per year, according to UWA report

Legalising cannabis in Western Australia could see the state’s fortunes boosted by $243.5 million each year according to a report from the University of Western Australia.

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‘Appallingly unethical’: why Australian universities are at breaking point

Exclusive: Cost-cutting, casualisation and ‘ridiculous’ teaching loads are taking a toll on tertiary institutions – and some academics are fighting back

The Guardian - AU

‘Deepest’ fish ever recorded found 8km underwater

A fish was found more than 8km under water by scientists led by a West Australian, making it possibly the 'deepest' fish ever found.

The New Daily

Check out the deepest-swimming fish ever caught on camera

The unknown snailfish species, of the genus Pseudoliparis, was recorded swimming in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan at a depth of 8,336 meters — or more than 27,000 feet down.

WEKU

Western Australian archaeological project to connect 60,000 years of desert history

The project will involve ten different Indigenous communities and groups, and examine a rich history dating back 60,000 years or more across a massive stretch of Western Australia.

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Barton helps to guide a young Hurricanes squad during 2023

"Our average age is only 19 or 20 so she mainly brings experience."

Newcastle Herald

Scammers circle international students amid university accommodation crisis

University staff are asked to offer beds in their homes to accommodate thousands of overseas students who have nowhere to live due to the rental crisis, as scammers take advantage of the situation.

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UWA law student Luigi Rayapen handed two-year suspended jail term for Rottnest sexual assault

Former University of WA law student Luigi Rayapan, who only stopped sexually assaulting a woman on Rottnest Island when she grabbed his throat, is given a two-year suspended jail term.

Evening Standard

Ivory trader in Uganda jailed for life in country’s harshest sentence for the crime

Pascal Ochiba was arrested in January this year

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WA's banned drinkers register to be overhauled as figures reveal less than 200 people on list

A drug and alcohol service in WA's north says the government's focus on punitive restrictions will do little to reduce excessive drinking in remote corners of the state.

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It's been 100 years since a photo taken on a Broome beach helped prove Einstein's Theory of Relativity

A humble bowling club bathroom and a century of scientific discovery began with a total eclipse over an isolated West Australian beach.

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UWA law graduate Luigi Rayapen pleads guilty to sexually assaulting woman on Rottnest Island

Luigi Rayapen is granted bail but is told he is facing a possible jail term after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a woman during post exam celebrations.

AAP

Kids 'hidden victims' of family violence

Children exposed to family and domestic violence are far more likely to experience mental health problems, Australian researchers have found.

Al Jazeera

Oil drilling to go ahead in Ugandan park despite threat to nature

Uganda’s President Museveni has endorsed the project, warning he won’t ‘allow anybody to play around’ with ‘my oil’.

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Shark Bay World Heritage Area benefits from seagrass snaggers debut to rejuvenate habitat

The Shark Bay community is working to preserve seagrass and encourage its growth by deploying hessian sacks filled with sand in the hope it will also create a feeding zone for a wide array of marine species.

The Guardian - AU

Scientists discover ‘biggest plant on Earth’ off Western Australian coast

Genetic testing has determined a single 4,500-year-old seagrass may have spread over 200 sq km of underwater seafloor – about 20,000 football fields

ABC News

Global study highlights menstrual stigma, with conversations key to change, UWA researcher says

Researchers say shame and stigma around menstruation exacerbate the burden of periods, with conversations the key to change.

Al Jazeera

How Uganda’s endangered mountain gorillas survived the pandemic

Relationships between forest dwellers and the animals have deteriorated in recent years, especially during the pandemic.

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