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Nicky Phillips is Science Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Nicky Phillips Physicist Cathy Foley and colleague Keith Leslie have been awarded the prestigious Clunies Ross award for innovation and commercialisation.
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Nicky Phillips An ozone hole larger than Australia would have opened up over the Arctic if we had continued to use CFCs for the past three decades.
Nicky Phillips A team of Sydney researchers has discovered a two-step process that is the most humane way to kill cane toads. And it was a practice banned 20 years ago by animal ethics committees.
Nicky Phillips Several hurdles to overcome before the technique can be used to control mosquito populations in the wild
Nicky Phillips A leading Australian neurologist has warned of the dangers of head injuries in sport after Irish doctors reported the first known case of an amateur rugby union player developing a degenerative brain...
Nicky Phillips Landcare has launched a fundraising campaign to extend a surveillance program being trialled in Queensland to the rest of the country.
Nicky Phillips The little blue pill that gives men more oomph in the bedroom has an unexpected benefit - it can slow the spread of malaria.
Nicky Phillips Since Danielle Friday went to Africa in 2007, rhinos number have plummeted. But she has a plan to revive their numbers.
Nicky Phillips So Johnny Depp flies into Australia on a private charter plane with his two Yorkshire terriers Boo and Pistol in tow without permits.
Nicky Phillips The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 aircraft has found a previously unknown shipwreck at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.
Nicky Phillips Researchers have found that wearing red coloured clothing can manipulate people's perceptions of you, making you seem angry and aggressive.
Nicky Phillips Unique communities of microbes found on people's shoes and phones may soon be used to track their past movements, a small study has suggests.
Nicky Phillips Researchers have observed for some time that the amount of food your dining companion consumes can influence on how much you eat.
Nicky Phillips One day Lake Eyre and the Murray-Darling Basin will cease to exist.
Nicky Phillips Driving along a highway, through a tunnel or over a bridge, most people would give little thought to the load these structures can take before they collapse. That's Scott Sloan's job.
Nicky Phillips A new test can detect signs of ovarian cancer in four out of five women who have yet to show symptoms of the disease.
Nicky Phillips Flying surgical teams into Indigenous communities for short visits to perform cataract operations, a practice pioneered by Fred Hollows, is preventing the development of long term services that would...
Nicky Phillips On May 4, International Star Wars Day, you can expect to see legions of people dressed as stormtroopers and other Star Wars characters participating in "May the fourth be with you"-themed events.
Nicky Phillips Chinese scientists have discovered a new variety of dinosaur that had wings made of a skin membrane rather than feathers.