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Strawberries come at a cost — and it’s not just the price

Researchers have developed a biodegradable punnet from bacteria and sawdust to tackle the fruit’s hidden plastic problem.

2 min read

Luigi Vandi and Vincent Mathel hope bioplastic punnets can shake up the future of food packaging.

Blow to Aussie space hopes as rocket launch delayed indefinitely

The country’s first homegrown orbital rocket launch is delayed indefinitely due to a technical fault.

3 min read

Adam Gilmour breaks down the “pre-launch anomaly” that forced the delay, but insists the rocket remains safe and ready for the next attempt.

Australia’s first home-grown rocket launch delayed

3 min read

The launch of Australia’s first locally-made Eris rocket is delayed after a critical ground system failure.

Massive solar storm causes communications blackouts around the world

3 min read

The sun unleashed two huge flares early Wednesday, one day after a NASA observatory captured a dramatic photo of a separate solar flare.

Tim injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. Now, his blood could save lives

5 min read

Tim Friede, a self-taught snake expert based in California, exposed himself to the venom of snakes over the course of nearly 18 years.

Tasmanian tigers could soon roam the wild again. Here’s how

6 min read

A team of scientists at Melbourne University is working with a US biotech and genetic engineering company to bring back the extinct Tasmanian tiger.