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Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore wind farms is a bad deal for American taxpayers and the US energy supply
The U.S. is in a bizarre situation in 2026: It’s facing a looming energy shortage, yet the Trump administration is…
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Help! I’m almost finished school but don’t know what I want to do next
As Year 12 students pass the halfway point of their final year, the question of “what next?” can start to…
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Like solar, most of the first home battery subsidies went to the wealthy. We need a fairer approach
Australia is in the grip of a record-breaking battery rush. Last week Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced that more than…
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In an ant colony, the queen isn’t in charge. So who is?
Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint, find a shortcut through an unfamiliar city without a map, or…
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NZ’s costly fees‑free scheme did little to widen access to tertiary education – new study
The government’s decision to scrap the one-year fees-free tertiary scheme in this month’s Budget will be contentious. Some will see…
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A deep‑ocean climate plan wins rare EPA approval, but is sinking plants in the sea the answer?
Innovators who are working on ways to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to fight climate change are having…
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You can change your emotions – but it’s a 2‑step process that takes some effort
Picture Gigi, having a chat with her boss, when the meeting takes a sharp turn. Gigi’s boss tells her that…
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Button‑pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing
The nonprofit ARC Prize Foundation on May 1, 2026, released the results of a new benchmark: a test of an…
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Genome sequencing is rewriting the history of disease outbreaks – but without social context, it can tell only part of the story
Fingerprinting transformed police investigations by making it possible to place a suspect at a crime scene with physical evidence. Similarly,…
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations: Should You Get Tested and What Do Results Mean?
Imagine being told you carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Your lifetime risk of breast cancer is 45 to 87…
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: The Genetic Condition Behind Benign Tumors in Multiple Organs
Imagine a young child with distinctive facial skin lesions—angiofibromas (once called acne rosacea). A sibling has seizures starting in infancy.…
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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1): Tumors, Café-au-Lait Spots, and What to Expect
Imagine being born with light brown patches of skin—café-au-lait spots. Your parents assume they’re birthmarks. Yet these spots are the…
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von Willebrand Disease: The Most Common Inherited Bleeding Disorder
Imagine being a young girl with persistent nosebleeds. Your parents worry but doctors dismiss it as normal childhood nosebleeds. You…
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Haemophilia A vs B: What’s Different and Why It Matters for Treatment
Imagine being a young boy with repeated unexplained bleeding. You bruise easily. You bleed for extended periods from minor cuts.…
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Sickle Cell Disease: Beyond the Crisis—The Systemic Effects of This Blood Disorder
Imagine waking with excruciating pain in your joints and limbs. The pain is so severe that standing or moving is…
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