IntroductionJackson Ryan & Carl SmithIn the heart of the forest, one woman built a house of slime Liam MannixSatellite Tracking the Pacific's Most Endangered Leatherback Turtles Justine E HausheerWA had its hottest summer ever, but climate change barely made the news James Purtill The Heroes of Zero Cameron StewartDog People: How our pets remind us who we really are Amanda NiehausCan a wild animal make your house feel like a home? Tabitha CarvanOf Moths and Marsupials Kate EvansThe consciousness question in the age of AI Amalyah HartAI's dark in-joke Ange LavoipierreWhy solar challenges? They're in the DNA of Tesla, Google for starters Matthew Ward AgiusPoetic Constellations - Exploded Sonnet Sequence Shey MarqueOrigins -- of the universe, of life, of species, of humanity Jenny Graves & Leigh HayRural Pharmacy Placement Michael LeachThe world's oldest story is flaking away. Can scientists protect it? Dyani LewisPredicting the Future Drew RookeThis little theory went to market Elizabeth FinkelHow scientists solved the 80-year-old mystery of a flesh-eating ulcer Angus Dalton' Why would you find me attractive?' : the body disorder that needs more attention Lydia HalesWhy my adenomyosis went undetected for five years Lauren ChaplinDoing drugs differently: for public health, not profit Clare WatsonIndigenous science must be a standalone national science priority Joseph BrookesAre psychedelics a treatment for long COVID? Researchers probing this mystery don't have the answer yet Rich HaridyCecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Alicia SometimesThe last King Island emu died a stranger in a foreign land Zoe KeanCall of the Liar Carly CassellaScience in the Balance Jacinta BowlerEverything starts with the seed Natalie ParlettaBorn to ruler? Petra StockSurviving in One Place Viki Cramer ' Give the espresso a little swirl' : the very particular science of a good cup of coffee Bianca NogradyChips now come in flavours like cheeseburger. How do food chemists get the taste right? Belinda SmithA chemist's guide to optimism Ellen PhiddianIndigemoji India Shackleford.