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Scurvy Is Mostly Historical, but Signs Suggest It’s Making a Comeback
Matilda Wormwood/Pexels Scurvy is is often considered a historical ailment, conjuring images of sailors on long sea voyages suffering from…
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AI Is Set to Transform Science – But Will We Understand the Results?
Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken centre stage in basic science. The five winners of the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry…
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Human Error Is the Weakest Link in Cybersecurity – 3 Ways to Fix It
Piotr Zajda/Shutterstock Despite huge advances in cyber security, one weakness continues to overshadow all others: human error. Research has consistently…
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How Light Shaped Our Skin Color, Eyes, and Curly Hair
Pictrider/Shutterstock Welcome to our ‘Light and health’ series. Over six articles, we look at how light affects our physical and…
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Genome Sequencing Developed for COVID Now Protects Babies in Intensive Care from Infectious Diseases
Getty Images Anyone who has spent time inside a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) knows it’s intense. For the tiny…
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Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar’s Death Is a Defining Moment, but It Won’t End the War
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, one of the masterminds behind the group’s horrific October 7 2023 attack on…
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New Research Reveals Most Space Rocks Hitting Earth Come from One Source
Makarov Konstantin/Shutterstock The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike.…
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Electric Car Sales Have Slumped – Misinformation Is One Reason
Karolis Kavolelis/Shutterstock Battery electric vehicle sales in Australia have flattened in recent months. The latest data reveal a sharp 27.2%…
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The Waters Become Corrupt, the Air Infected” – How Ancient Greeks and Romans Dealt with Environmental Damage
Today the perilous state of the environment is often in the news. Many stories describe how Earth is being damaged…
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Why Do Humans Have Equal Numbers of Male and Female Babies? New Genetic Study Seeks Clues
We know that boys and girls are produced in much the same frequency. But how – and why – is…
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How Tech Can Help Kids Connect with Nature
RasaBasa/Shutterstock Young children’s lives are increasingly spent indoors. They have less access to green spaces, their parents are concerned about…
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Nobel Economics Prize: How Colonial History Shows the Importance of Strong Institutions – Expert Q&A
Image Credit: Telegraph India This year’s Nobel memorial prize in economics has gone to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of…
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How Do Heat Protectants for Hair Work?
Image Credit: Dmitrii Pridannikov/Shutterstock Heat can do amazing things to change your hairstyle. Whether you’re using a curling wand to…
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The Science of Happier Dogs: 5 Tips for Their Best Life
Image Credit: Bigzumi/Shutterstock Mia Cobb, The University of Melbourne When you hear about “science focused on how dogs can live…
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30 Years Ago Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction Shook Hollywood and Redefined Cool Cinema
Image Credit: Ben McCann, University of Adelaide What might be the most seismic moment in American cinema? Film “speaking” for…
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