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What does a genetically modified tomato reveal about food technology in Australia?

Kate Holmes investigates.

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#purpletomato #geneticmodification #foodtechnology
PARTICLE 101: GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD | Particle
What does a genetically modified tomato reveal about food technology in Australia?
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February 18, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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Red-winged fairy wrens do their own thing.

Read the full article 'The Radical World of Red-Winged Fairy Wrens' on our website now.

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#fairywrens #birdwatching
The Radical World of Red-Winged Fairy Wrens | Particle
These tiny birds do their own thing.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:52 AM
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With depleting WA dhufish and snapper populations, a decision had to be made...

Emily Evans covers 'Why WA Hit Pause on Demersal Fishing'.

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#demersalfishingban #dhufish #snapper
Why WA hit pause on demersal fishing | Particle
The recent demersal fishing ban aims to replenish some of WA’s most iconic species.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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Are weight-loss drugs really a magic pill?

Kaitlin Britto investigates.

Read it here: particle.scitech.org.au/health/parti...

#weightloss #ozempic
PARTICLE 101: WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS | Particle
It’s not a magic pill.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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"Ciaran’s whiteboard doesn’t lay out a crime, but a mystery in the language of physics," writes Jackson Ryan.

Our latest article dives into the neutrino fog to explore the ghostly cloud getting in the way of finding dark matter.

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#neutrino #darkmatter
Into the neutrino fog | Particle
The ghosts haunting our search for dark matter.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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What is the State Development Bill? What are the possibilities?

Tom Gurn investigates.

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#StateDevelopmentBill #RogerCook
Particle 101: The State Development Bill | Particle
What is the new Bill raising eyebrows around WA?
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February 4, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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What are you actually seeing when you look up at the night sky?

February's edition of 'The Sky Tonight' is live on our website now.

Read it here: particle.scitech.org.au/space/the-sk...

#astronomy #stargazing
The Sky Tonight: February 2026 | Particle
The Sky Tonight is a monthly update of the amazing things you can find when looking up from Western Australia. This article was originally published 01.02.2026 on Scitech.org.au titled ‘The Sky Tonigh...
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February 3, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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Taxonomist Dr Mark Harvey has described more than 1,000 species of arachnids and counting.

Emily Evans sat down with him to chat about taxonomy, and why discovering new species is so important.

Read it here: particle.scitech.org.au/people/unear...

#taxonomy #conservation #biosecurity
Unearthing Australia’s smallest creatures | Particle
Meet the taxonomist who has described more than 1,000 species of arachnids and counting.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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"We don’t need coal when the wind stops blowing," writes Keelan Powell.

Read the full article 'Particle 101: Home Batteries' here:
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#homebatteries #renewableenergy
Particle 101: Home Batteries | Particle
We don’t need coal when the wind stops blowing.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Peatlands are an incredibly important, but endangered ecosystem.

But fear not! the PEAT (Protecting Peatland Ecosystems and Addressing Threats) team is scaling up and spreading out.

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#peatlands #endangered
IT TAKES A VILLAGE | Particle
A collective mission to save WA’s peatlands.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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"What makes, and does not make, a human body is a hotly contested, deeply political question," writes Amalyah Hart.

Read the full article 'How much of ‘us’ is really ‘us’?' on our website:
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#genetics #microbes
How much of ‘us’ is really ‘us’? | Particle
How porous are the boundaries between and within each human?
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January 21, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Some travellers swear raspberry cordial prevents gastro.

The science isn’t so certain.

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#balibelly #gastro
Particle 101: Bali Belly and Red Cordial | Particle
Some travellers swear raspberry cordial prevents gastro. The science isn’t so certain.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Trap cameras have been used by ecologists for conservation reasons for decades.

But are they actually helping?

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#conservation #ecology
LIGHTS, CAMERA … CONSERVATION ACTION! | Particle
Can camera traps improve conservation outcomes?
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December 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Could off-grid living be the key to surviving the zombie apocalypse?

Dennis Power investigates.

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#off-gridliving #zombieapocalypse
Particle 101: Off-Grid Living | Particle
The benefits of a low-impact lifestyle.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Professor Rhonda Marriott AM is transforming perinatal care for Aboriginal people.

Recently, her commitment got her named Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander Scientist of the Year.

Read the full story here: particle.scitech.org.au/people/profe...

#PremiersScienceAwards
Professor Rhonda Marriott AM is transforming perinatal care for Aboriginal people | Particle
Her work over 50 years has advanced equity and outcomes – and she’s not done yet.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Building a bridge and getting over it is easier said than done.

Emily Evans explores the different types of STEM required to build a bridge.

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#STEM #engineering
The perfect mix of brains and beauty | Particle
Building a bridge and getting over it is easier said than done.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Recently, the exciting EscaPADE mission launched to space to study the magnetic and plasma environment around Mars.

Unpack what this word spaghetti, jargon filled sentence means with the help of our latest article.

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#spaceexploration #NASA
EscaPADE sort of goes to Mars | Particle
NASA and Blue Origin are working together to learn more about Mars’s magnetic field.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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The Keep Carnaby’s Flying: Ngoolarks Forever project is trying to save our beloved black cockatoos from extinction.

Meet the winner of the Premier’s Science Award for Science Engagement Initiative of the Year here:

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#PremiersScienceAwards #conservation
Keep Carnaby’s Flying: Ngoolarks Forever | Particle
Meet the winner of the Premier’s Science Award for Science Engagement Initiative of the Year.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Dr Jessica Kretzmann is changing how we approach gene therapy with DNA origami.

For her work Dr Kretzmann was honoured as Early Career Scientist of the Year at the recent Premiere's Science Awards.

Read it here:
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#genetherapy #PremieresScienceAwards
DR JESSICA KRETZMANN IS MAKING DNA ORIGAMI | Particle
A young research scientist at UWA is changing how we approach gene therapy.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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A National Science Week poll crowned the rakali as Australia's most underrated animal, but they're under threat.

Learn all about these cuties in our new article 'Not Like Other Rats' live now.

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#rakali #endangeredspecies
Not like other rats | Particle
Getting to know the rakali.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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"It may seem mundane, but H2O is incredibly complex and fascinating," writes Dennis Power.

Read the full article 'Diving into the Wonders of Water' live on our website now.

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#water #H2O
Diving into the wonders of water | Particle
It may seem mundane, but H2O is incredibly complex and fascinating.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Professor Jacqueline Batley was named WA's 2025 Scientist of the Year at the Premier's Science Awards.

Read about Jacqueline and her work defending canola crops in our new article.

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#PremiersScienceAwards
Professor Jacqueline Batley is fighting fungus with genetics | Particle
How defending canola crops led to national recognition.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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There’s a silver lining to COVID-19, and it’s an HIV vaccine.

Read the full article on our website now:
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#HIV #vaccine
PARTICLE 101: A NEW HIV VACCINE | Particle
There’s a silver lining to COVID-19, and it’s an HIV vaccine.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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AFL has been called the most data-rich game in the world, with close to 1,800 metrics recorded every match day.

'Big Data in the AFL' is live on our website now.

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#afl #sportsscience
BIG DATA IN THE AFL | Particle
Changing the game, one stat at a time.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Christmas is coming but December's edition of 'The Sky Tonight' is already here!

Read it now to find out what's going on in the night sky this month: particle.scitech.org.au/space/the-sk...

#stargazing #astronomy
The Sky Tonight: December 2025 | Particle
The Sky Tonight is a monthly update of the amazing things you can find when looking up from Western Australia. This article was originally published 01.12.2025 on Scitech.org.au titled ‘The Sky Tonigh...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM