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How the Humble Fruit Fly Transformed Four Fields of Research
Drosophila melanogaster. Deep Scope/Shutterstock The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor…
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Why Do Some People’s Hair and Nails Grow Faster Than Mine?
Jari Lobo/Pexels Throughout recorded history, our hair and nails played an important role in signifying who we are and our…
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Should You Use a Weighted Vest for Fitness, and How Heavy Should It Be?
ZR10/Shutterstock Exercise training while wearing a weighted vest is undergoing somewhat of a renaissance. Social media posts and trainers are…
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How Mosquito Repellents Work – A Chemistry Expert Explains
kamitana/Shutterstock It’s summertime, and for many of us that means plenty of time outside – and, unfortunately, mosquitoes. The combination…
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2025: Let’s Make It Game On for Our Natural World, Not Game Over
Jakub Maculewicz/Shutterstock It’s just past midnight in the cool, ancient forests of Tasmania. We’ve spent a long day and night…
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What Was Damnatio Memoriae? Getting Cancelled in Ancient Rome
Munzir Rosdi/Shutterstock People throughout history have deliberately tried to forget corrupt or criminal leaders who offend the public’s sense of…
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Why ‘Swimming Off’ a Hangover Can Be Risky Even After Alcohol Wears Off
Wanderlust Media/Shutterstock It’s the morning after a big night and you’re feeling the effects of too much alcohol. So it…
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Humans May Soon Mine the Moon, but Should We? 4 Key Questions
Project Apollo Archive/Flickr By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of…
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AI Reaches Human Level on General Intelligence Test – What It Means
OLaLa Merkel / Shutterstock A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to…
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Sport Creates High-Tech Waste – New Ways to Recycle It
Pavel1964/Shutterstock In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for…
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How to Protect Children from Heat Vulnerability This Summer
maxim ibragimov/Shutterstock Extreme heat is increasingly common in Australia and around the world and besides making us uncomfortable, it can…
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James Webb Telescope: Dead Galaxies, Red Dots, and Discoveries in 3 Years
Dust in the heart of galaxy NGC628. NASA / ESA / CSA / Judy Schmidt, CC BY On this day…
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Dance School Closed for Summer? Here’s How to Stay Fit
Tatyana Vyc/Shutterstock Once the end-of-year dance concert and term wrap up for the year it is important to take a…
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Interactive: Earth’s 4.54 Billion-Year History as a Single Year
 As a kid, it was tough for me to grasp the massive time scale of Earth’s history. Now, with…
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Stress Eating or Eating to Stress? 5 Holiday Table Tips
Dean Clarke/Shutterstock The holiday season can be a time of joy, celebration, and indulgence in delicious foods and meals. However,…
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