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Despite the many benefits from a multi-country collaboration on a major astronomy project, Australia will not be part of the European Southern Observatory after 2027.

Despite the many benefits from a multi-country collaboration on a major astronomy project, Australia will not be part of the European Southern Observatory after 2027.

Australians were captivated by the recent Artemis II mission — and they’re hungry for more. New YouGov polling reveals surging national interest in space exploration and its future.
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Brooke Schlesinger, associate director at YouGov Australia
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Kaurna and Menang Noongar people.

Secretions from hookworms are being used to develop treatments for autoimmune diseases which include food allergies.

In 2024, measles claimed an estimated 95,000 lives around the world – despite the fact that we have an effective, affordable vaccine. In Australia, at least 80 cases have been recorded this year. So is measles back?