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    Research Fellow in Theoretical Cosmology, School of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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    Sciences & Technology

    Equality in science: A mission still not accomplished

    Hidden Figures, the movie of three African-American women who helped put astronauts into space, should inspire us to do more to end the inequality in science and engineering

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    Sciences & Technology

    Planet search more than a numbers game

    Identifying 1,284 new planets is one thing, searching for life forms on them will be more difficult

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    Sciences & Technology

    Why science matters: Five of the best stories

    A potential Ebola vaccine, water on Mars, record warming, 3D body parts and the cancer risks of processed meats all made headlines during the past 12 months

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    Sciences & Technology

    An astrophysicist meets The Martian

    Dr Katie Mack says there’s science and there’s fiction in Ridley Scott’s new blockbuster

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