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Supreme Court’s Michigan pipeline case is about Native rights and fossil fuels, not just technical legal procedure
What began as a straightforward question from one water-quality advocate has morphed into a high-stakes battle over an oil pipeline…
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1 protein to rule them all – why crowning the protein that makes jellyfish glow green as a model can help scientists streamline biology
Fruit flies, mice, zebra fish, yeast and the tiny worm C. elegans are model organisms that have carried modern biology…
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Why Doing a Favor Makes You Like Someone More: The Surprising Ben Franklin Effect
Imagine this: You reluctantly help a classmate with their math homework. You didn’t really want to. But a week later,…
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Good fungus may one day help save plants from bad fungus like deadly myrtle rust disease
What do coffee, sugar, wheat, soy, eucalypts and paperbarks all have in common? They are all susceptible to parasitic rust…
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How can unis balance academic freedom with the need to protect against antisemitism?
Australian students are returning to university campuses for the start of the academic year. They do so amid highly charged…
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Satellite imaging is now vital for disaster management. But there are dangerous gaps in our systems
The extreme weather events and resulting destruction that have hit New Zealand this summer are not only signs of a…
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Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert
On average, Australia’s driest town, Oodnadatta, gets just 172mm of rain a year. But the small town in inland South…
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What is Bluetooth and how does it work?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to…
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Algorithms that customize marketing to your phone could also influence your views on warfare
When a coupon suddenly appears on your phone as you approach a store, you might find it convenient and even…
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Picky eating starts in the womb – a nutritional neuroscientist explains how to expand your child’s palate
It’s 5:45 p.m. and you’ve just arrived home after a long day at work. You’d like nothing more than a…
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The Surprising Truth About Breastfeeding: Why Most Babies Aren’t Getting Nature’s Perfect Food
Here’s a statistic that shocked me when I first saw it: despite decades of research showing the incredible benefits of…
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Plummeting fish numbers triggered controversial fishing bans in WA. But no-take zones could benefit fishers
The Western Australian government recently announced the controversial closure of commercial and recreation fishing to prevent a collapse in the…
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Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving
A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and guides near Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada as an…
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FDA’s abrupt flip-flop on Moderna’s mRNA flu shot highlights growing risks to drug-makers of investing in vaccines
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision, made public on Feb. 10, 2026, to not review an application to approve Moderna’s…
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Childcare centres may have clear rules for staff numbers, but there are loopholes to get around them
There is a growing number of “serious incidents” in Australian early childhood services, including day cares. A serious incident is…
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