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• Lab Notes: Are we on the brink of another pandemic?

  The H5N1 strain of avian influenza is currently ripping through the US, infecting wild animals, livestock and people. One person has died, and around 70 more infections have been confirmed.Meanwhile, the Trump administration has made massive cuts to the nation's leading science and health agencies, and announced plans to withdraw from the World Health Organization.As the risk of another pandemic rises, what does all this mean for us in Australia?

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• Scope for all as some cities leap ahead with green initiatives

  San Antonio Texas has restored the San Antonio River encouraging plants and animals back to the city.

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• Lab Notes: What history can teach us about ‘city-killer’ asteroids

  An asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 is causing a stir among the space community and a frenzy in the media. It currently has a 2.3 per cent chance of crashing into Earth three days before Christmas in 2032. But this is not our first asteroid rodeo. Get in touch with us: [email protected]

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• Vale Felicia Huppert

  Vale the Professor of Happiness Felicia Huppert

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• Lab Notes: Varroa is here but honey bees strike back

  Varroa is the parasite responsible for destroying bee colonies all around the world and is regarded as "the greatest biological threat to Australia's honey bee population."The good news is that some honey bees can fight back. And they're being helped by breeders, scientists and artificial insemination on the tiniest scale.Learn more on Lab Notes, the show that brings you the science of new discoveries and current events. Get in touch with us: [email protected]

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