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Too much heavy metal stops stars producing

Stars are giant factories that produce most of the elements in the Universe – including the elements in us, and in the Earth’s metal deposits. But what stars produce changes over time.

Physics and Astronomy 17 January 2022

Internationally renowned nanophotonics physicist to lead Monash School of Physics and Astronomy

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Professor Stefan Maier, currently based at Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, has been appointed Head of the Monash School of Physics and Astronomy following a global recruitment search to fill the role.

Physics and Astronomy 17 January 2022

Iconic Australian fairy-wrens live in complex multilevel society, international study finds

A new study led by Monash University ornithologists has found that the diminutive superb fairy wren likes to organise itself into a complex multilayered society – a social feature once believed to be exclusive to big-brained mammals such as humans, primates, whales and elephants.

Biology 10 January 2022

Astronomers find clue to solar system formation through well-known star

An international study led by Monash University astronomers focusing on an infamous star in Orion may help to shed light on how the solar system formed.

Physics and Astronomy 10 December 2021
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Rare Pig-nosed turtles once called Melbourne home

Pig-nosed turtles are found in tropical freshwater ecosystems in northern Australia and New Guinea, only arriving here a few thousand years ago.

Biology 8 December 2021
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