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Think you’re immune to crypto scams? You might be more at risk than you realise
Cryptocurrencies and other digital assets have enjoyed an astonishing rise into mainstream consciousness in recent years. Despite all the hype…
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Does Donald Trump really want to be a dictator?
Last week, Donald Trump promised a Christian audience that if they voted for him in 2024, they wouldn’t have to…
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What’s the difference between miscarriage and stillbirth?
What’s the difference? is a new editorial product that explains the similarities and differences between commonly confused health and medical…
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Can the Olympics attract Gen Z eyeballs while preserving its traditions?
The Olympics has been the world’s premier sporting event for more than a century. Throughout this time, the Olympic Movement…
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Biden out, Harris in? Why this risky, unprecedented move could be the circuit breaker the Democrats needed
President Joe Biden’s decision to step aside as the Democratic nominee in this year’s presidential election certainly had a sense…
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Vaping and mental health are closely linked. That can make quitting even harder
fizkes/Shutterstock Joshua Trigg, Flinders University; Anthony Venning, Flinders University, and Lavender Otieno, Flinders University Vaping is in your news feed…
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We tracked a floating whale carcass to see where it drifted – and the result was fascinating
Global whale numbers are increasing for many species. While this is good news for conservation, the higher numbers coupled with…
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Julian Assange has been in the headlines for almost two decades. Here’s why he’s such a significant public figure
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance” is a famous quotation usually attributed to Thomas Jefferson, a founder of US…
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Playful young male dolphins grow up to have more offspring
As humans, we grow up playing with other children. Animals of many species likewise play with their peers. But why?…
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Paris 2024 Olympics to debut high-level breakdancing – and physics in action
Two athletes square off for an intense dance battle. The DJ starts spinning tunes, and the athletes begin twisting, spinning…
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100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea
One hundred million years ago, during the Cretaceous period, much of northeastern Australia was underwater. The inland Eromanga Sea was…
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Michael Mosley used science communication to advance health and wellbeing. We can learn a lot from his approach
Overnight, we learned of the tragic passing of Michael Mosley, who went missing last week while on holiday on the…
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Not quite an introvert or an extrovert? Maybe you’re an ambivert
Our personalities are generally thought to consist of five primary factors: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism, with…
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Worried about sending your baby to daycare? Our research shows they like being in groups
When parents are starting their babies in daycare, a common concern is whether it is good for little ones to…
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How Rishi Sunak tried to weaponise information only to shoot himself in the foot
Could it be that British politics is slipping into some post-satire phase of confusion and condemnation? The second full week…
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