ABC Science Updates: Non-Conformists, Ancient Galaxies and Adults & the Flu

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Being a non-conformist is much harder than we thought! A new model suggests that even when people try to be different, they may end up conforming with the majority around them. And our video from the vault takes a dip into the mysterious caves beneath the Nullarbor. How did they form in the middle of a desert?. And Dr Karl explains how in the First World War soldiers needed something more than ancient geometry to locate enemy artillery.
Top news stories of the week Ancient galaxy sheds light on dust in early Universe One of the oldest galaxies ever observed has revealed that dust played a vital role in the infancy of the Universe. Conformity 'doubly hard' to beat Even when people try to be different from each other, they may end up conforming with the majority around them, a new model suggests Gorillas source of two HIV-1 lineages Adults catch the flu about twice every decade Herders spread Indo-European languages
What's new Got a PhD in science? Now what? OPINION | Leaving academia does not mean you have 'failed', says Tim Nielsen. He offers some career advice to young scientists. Science of war 1: how to spot enemy guns using ancient geometry GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE | At the beginning of World War 1 neither side had effective methods that could pinpoint the location of enemy artillery. Dr Karl explains the maths of war in part one of a two-part series. Kalgoorlie's Super Pit EARTH IMAGE | The dark slash in this satellite image of Kalgoorlie is Australia's largest open cut gold mine, the 'Super Pit'. The mystery of the Nullarbor Caves FROM THE VAULT | Limestone caves are usually formed by dripping water, so how did these giant caverns come to be created in the middle of a desert? Dawn prepares to orbit dwarf planet Ceres STARSTUFF PODCAST | NASA's Dawn spacecraft about to orbit the giant asteroid Ceres. Also; claims dark matter may be responsible for mass extinction events on Earth, and a monster black hole near the dawn of time challenges physics. Fibril flowers on the Sun's surface STARSTUFF IMAGE OF THE WEEK | This image isn't a close-up from the garden, but an active area of strong magnetic fields on the Sun's visible surface, the chromosphere.
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