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| | Stories from ancient bones | | Two studies out this week reveal more about the lives of ancient humans and their brush with disease. The genome of a 5000-year-old hunter-gatherer shows evidence he was infected by the oldest strain of Yersinia pestis — the bacterium that caused the Black Death plague. And written in the genes of people alive today is evidence of a coronavirus epidemic 25,000 years ago in East Asia. Much of Australia is currently in lockdown with our own epidemic — you can find out all the latest updates on this evolving situation here. Stay safe! More ABC science and technology: Web | Facebook | Twitter | | | |
Scientists have discovered the oldest-known strain of the bacterium that caused the Black Death plague in the genome of a Stone Age man. | | | |
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A coronavirus epidemic broke out in East Asia around 25,000 years ago, and the evidence is in our genes. | | | | | | |  |
These ancient humans looked a little like Neanderthals and nothing like us. So who were they? | | | | | | | | | |
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For the first time, astronomers have detected gravitational waves produced by the massive collisions between a black hole and the dense core of a dead star. And it happened not once, but twice. | | | | | | |  |
Gould's mouse was declared extinct 125 years ago, but it's been found alive on an island off the WA coast. | | | | | | | | | |
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Which Aussie electorates want climate action — and which ones are most at risk? The answer might surprise you. | | | | | | |  |
Scientists want the rules governing the use of human embryos to change, saying they are stopping potentially life-changing research. | | | | | | | | | |
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Less focus on easily measurable results and more on getting student excited about learning, argues Gippsland teacher Daniel Farrant in Ockham's Razor. | | | | | | |  |
We explore spinifex rings, tick-riding microbes, and the important role of fathers in wild animals in this episode of The Science Show | | | | | | | | | |
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The Last Quarter Moon is Friday 2 July. Earth is at aphelion on the 6th. Saturn and Jupiter are visible late in the evening sky. Venus is readily visible in the evening twilight and is coming closer to Mars. Venus is in front of the Beehive Cluster on 3 July. Mercury rises higher in the morning sky and is close to the crescent Moon on the 8th. | | | |
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