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Australian Academy of Science

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6201 9400

Address: Gordon St 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: www.science.org.au/curious

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23.01.2022 "It's really hard to find minerals that aren't poking out through the surface of the Earth." Dr Cathy Foley was elected a Fellow of the Academy earlier this year. Her work led to the development of the LANDTEM sensor system for mineral exploration. #FellowsAA #CelebratingScience

10.01.2022 "When I join an organisation I tend to end up leading some sort of disruption." Dr Cathy Foley was elected a Fellow of the Academy earlier this year, and last month was announced as Australia's next Chief Scientist. #FellowsAA #CelebratingScience

09.01.2022 How do you make a vaccine for a virus that's constantly mutating? The search continues: Australia had 903 new HIV diagnoses in 2019, reports Kirby Institute. #WorldAIDSDay

08.01.2022 As we count down the final days of what has been an unexpected year, join us as we reflect on the challenges and successes of the last 12 months. Over the next four weeks we will share videos introducing the 2020 cohort of Fellows elected earlier this year. We will also revisit some of the biggest stories we covered through the year as we prepare for what 2021 will bring. https://www.science.org.au//news-and-m/celebrating-science... : Dorothea Oldani taken in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. Did you know: the mandarin fish is one of only two vertebrate species known to have blue colouring due to cellular pigment. All other blue vertebrates use a physics trick to bend the blue light back (rather than absorb the non-blue light).

01.01.2022 What has caused hundreds of frog species to decline globally? A/Prof Lee Berger identified the fungal disease chytridiomycosis during her PhD, which is now recognised as the worst disease to impact biodiversity globally. She was elected a Fellow of the Academy earlier this year. #FellowsAA #CelebratingScience