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How Do Genes Shape Our Brain? Study of 70,000 People Reveals New Links to ADHD and Parkinson’s
SeanidStudio/Shutterstock The human brain is a marvel of complexity. It contains specialised and interconnected structures controlling our thoughts, personality and behaviour. The size and shape of our brains also play…
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Mental Flexibility May Influence Vaccination Attitudes, New Study Shows
Getty Images Making decisions about our health is a complex and sometimes difficult process. On top of our own attitudes, experiences and perspectives, we are inundated with information from other…
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Hidden Women of History Was 19th Century Author Augusta Drane a Queer Warrior Nun
Wikimedia Commons Augusta Theodosia Drane, a 19th-century English religious leader, published works including poetry, histories, essays and biographies. Impressively, Drane wrote her two-volume life of St Catherine of Siena in…
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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 a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables. Yet doctors in…
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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 and Physics shared a common thread: AI. Indeed, many scientists…
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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 shown human error is responsible for an overwhelming majority of…
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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 mental health in sometimes surprising ways. For most of our…
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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 babies cared for in these wards, any infection could prove…
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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 southern Israel, is no doubt a consequential moment in Israel’s…
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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. It’s a reminder that Earth is part of a much…
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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% year-on-year decline (overall new vehicle sales were down 9.7%) in…
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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 by human beings and discuss ways to prevent this. These…
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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 this 1:1 ratio achieved? A new paper searches huge human…
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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 safety, and there’s also the draw of digital entertainment. This…
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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 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James Robinson of the…
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