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New ban on dangerous rodent poisons is lifeline for our native animals
We’ve just had an epic win for our native animals, such as owls, goannas and eagles. And after years contributing…
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China’s ban on fuel exports is deeply worrying for Australian air travellers
Australia’s vulnerability to liquid fuel shortages and price hikes has intensified amid reports China has told oil refiners to halt…
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How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate
Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into…
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In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America’s
Americans have a reputation for being bad at world geography, and the current U.S. administration is no exception, particularly when…
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There’s a new plan to help First Nations students from daycare to uni. What does it need to work?
The federal government is promising a new policy to guide First Nations students right throughout their education careers. It will…
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The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight
Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43…
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Researchers develop biodegradable, plant‑based packaging from natural fibers – new research
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting…
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Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential
Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to reshape cancer care: mRNA cancer vaccines with…
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Magic mushroom‑infused products appear in Colorado gas stations – what public health officials want consumers to know
A Denver food and cannabis investigator became suspicious of PolkaDot-branded chocolate bars sitting next to convenience store energy shots and…
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My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports
Every March, millions of Americans fill out brackets and tune in to watch the NCAA college basketball tournaments known as…
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Anxiety and ADHD can overlap – here’s how to untangle these widespread mental health disorders
For decades, one of the greatest challenges to treating neurological disorders like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is that its symptoms often resemble…
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Paleontologists uncover a new Spinosaurus species by following a clue from a decades‑old book into the Sahara Desert
My fixation on a small, desolate locale in the heart of the Sahara Desert started with a single line buried…
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Paul Ehrlich, often called alarmist for dire warnings about human harms to the Earth, believed scientists had a responsibility to speak out
Stanford University biologist Paul Ehrlich, who died March 15, 2026, in Palo Alto, California, was a scientific crusader whose dire…
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Almost 80% of Australian uni students now use AI. This is creating an ‘illusion of competence’
In Australia, artificial intelligence is becoming a near-universal feature of education. As of 2025, nearly 80% of university students reported…
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Seabirds struggled to raise chicks in the Hauraki Gulf this summer.
Some seabirds breeding in New Zealand’s largest marine park struggled to raise chicks this summer, most likely because climate change…
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