4 Fossil record of early humans may forget the wet 6 What a dog’s colour can tell us 7 Better understanding animal reproductive processes 8 Masquerade of galactic proportions detected by Hubble 9 Building a new bacterial ‘tree of life’ 11 The attractive power of purple plumage 12 Bizarre ‘platypus fish’ found on Australia’s original reef 13 On the dog’s trail UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD 2
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RESEARCH LEADERSHIP SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS RESEARCH 47 53 62 75 IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING STRIVING FOR CULTURAL AND SOCIAL OUTCOMES
39 Restoring biodiversity to rehabilitated mines 40 3D imaging reveals leaf complexity 41 Warming microbes may shrink Southern Ocean carbon sink 42 Restoring fish habitat to improve sustainability of fisheries 44 Freezing polar oceans—a great place for fish species formation 45 The burning question—the effect of torpor on mammals during and after bushfires ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
COLLABORATION AND GENERATING ECONOMIC IMPACTS
DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
16 Droughts and bushfires predicted from space months in advance 18 Ceramic particles confer fire-resistance to lightweight cladding 19 Emergency lights connect devices for smart buildings 20 Fresher, longer lasting baby spinach 23 Having a blast 24 A new Motif for cognitive tests 25 Magnetic polymers improve tainted wine
55 Support needed in Australia’s growing craft economy 56 Lifting millions from poverty by increasing access to basic financial services 57 The staggered pathways to Australia 58 The Prosecution Project 59 Translating an ancient Manichean papyrus manuscript 61 New approaches to copyright
48 Listening to Country 50 Creative prison writing program provides voice for Indigenous men 51 Studying Aboriginal stone-walled fish traps in the Gulf of Carpentaria
76 Mentoring the next generation of mathematicians 79 Leadership in many languages
64 Diamond coating brings bone-bling to biomedical implants 65 Sex differences in hormone exposure linked to anxiety 67 Scientists determine the chemistry of moist eyes 68 The Australian Cancer Atlas 69 Bull ant venom could actually kill pain 70 X-ray triggering nano-bubbles to target cancer 72 Getting people up to speed 73 Breakthrough blood sample for pregnant women
29 Optical microchip brings us closer to quantum computing 30 New extremely sensitive ‘ultra-ultrasound’ 31 New citizen science app for storm hunters 32 Autonomous robotic systems to maintain global infrastructure 33 Putting the quantum into battery 35 First untethered Australian autonomous underwater vehicle dives under Antarctic ice shelf
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