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Elizabeth Finkel

COSMOS editor named 2011 Higher Education Journalist of the Year

2 March 2011

Elizabeth Finkel, a contributing editor of COSMOS magazine, has been named the Higher Education Journalist of the Year for 2011.


Emma Young

2010 Health Journalist of the Year goes to COSMOS editor

8 December 2010

Emma Young, a contributing editor of COSMOS magazine, has won the prestigious Health Journalist of the Year Award, for her feature article on manipulating memories.


Fiona Macdonald

COSMOS picks up its 39th award

13 November 2010

Australia's #1 science magazine, COSMOS, has taken out its 39th award since launching in 2005 - making it by far the most decorated science magazine in Australian publishing history.


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EXCLUSIVE: Did Australian Aborigines reach America first?

1 October 2010

Startling new archaeological finds are set to rewrite the record books, suggesting that the Americas were settled more than 11,000 years ago by the first Australians.


Dylla and Falk

U.S. physics prize won by COSMOS writer

11 February 2010

Dan Falk, a Canadian science writer, has won the American Institute of Physics' prestigious Science Writing Award for a cover story in COSMOS.


John Pickcrell

Earth Journalism Award for COSMOS writer

18 December 2009

John Pickrell, the Deputy Editor of COSMOS, has taken out the global Climate Change and Nature category at the prestigious 15th Earth Journalism Awards in Copenhagen for a feature article on ocean acidification.


Bell Awards 2009

COSMOS wins Magazine of the Year

18 November 2009

COSMOS, Australia's #1 science magazine, scooped the top honours at Australia's annual Bell Awards for Publishing Excellence, taking out the coveted Magazine of the Year trophy and six others.


HELLO FROM EARTH

Australians 'twitter' to outer space

28 August 2009

A total of 25,880 messages were collected by the Hello From Earth project, representing people from across 199 countries, an enormous show of support from around the world for this National Science Week initiative.


Kim Carr

Send an interstellar SMS during National Science Week

12 August 2009

Australians will have the opportunity to send text-like messages to potential intelligent life beyond Earth thanks to an initiative to be launched today to mark National Science Week.


Science journalist Simon Singh

COSMOS leads global campaign on media freedom

31 July 2009

A global bloggers' campaign in defence of British science writer Simon Singh - who is being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association - was launched this week by COSMOS magazine.


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Wolseley acquires G Magazine, Australia's #1 green media brand

2 February 2009

G Magazine, Australia's award-winning green lifestyle brand founded by the publishers of COSMOS, has been acquired by WolseleyMedia, expanding the specialist publisher's portfolio of iconic brands that include Inside Sport and PC Powerplay.


2008 Bell Awards

Another 7 awards for COSMOS and G Magazine

22 November 2008

COSMOS, Australia's #1 science magazine, has taken out its 27th award in less than four years, while its sister title G Magazine won another four awards at the 2008 Bell Awards for Publishing Excellence in Sydney.


Penny Sackett, Australia’s new Chief Scientist

COSMOS welcomes Australia’s new Chief Scientist

30 September 2008

COSMOS, Australia’s #1 science magazine, applauded the appointment of Professor Penny Sackett as Australia’s new Chief Scientist and hoped it would help put science at the core of future pocy.


City of Sydney Business Awards

Australia’s #1 green brand to launch sustainability portal

4 September 2008

Australia’s only carbon neutral media company, Luna Media - publishers of G Magazine and COSMOS - will strengthen its lead of the consumer green landscape with the launch next month of G-Online, expected to become Australia's #1 consumer sustainability hub.


Senator Kim Carr

COSMOS applauds Australia's new laureate scheme

3 September 2008

Luna Media, publisher of Australia’s #1 science magazine Cosmos, today applauded the Federal Government announcement of a new Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme.