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In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how
Steven Wilhelm, University of Tennessee and Joshua Weitz, University of Maryland Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears…
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Research institutions tout the value of scholarship that crosses disciplines – but academia pushes interdisciplinary researchers out
Bruce Weinberg, The Ohio State University; Enrico Berkes, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Monica Marion, Indiana University, and Staša Milojević,…
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Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty in latest move to dismantle America’s climate protections
Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump declared that he would officially pull the United…
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NZ’s health data hack needs a proper diagnosis – and a transparent treatment plan
Dylan A Mordaunt, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Flinders University; The University of Melbourne Two cyber hacks…
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What’s the difference between a sprained ankle and a twisted ankle?
Hunter Bennett, Adelaide University and Lewis Ingram, Adelaide University After the summer break, you’re ready to get back into exercise.…
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From bolts to blue jets, lightning comes in many strange forms
Andrew Dowdy, The University of Melbourne; Jennifer Catto, University of Exeter, and Robyn Schofield, The University of Melbourne Lightning has…
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Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for US energy prices
Amy Myers Jaffe, New York University; Tufts University In the wake of U.S. forces’ arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro,…
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What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction?
Jeff Moersch, University of Tennessee What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction? – Purvi, age 17,…
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What causes ‘extreme morning sickness’? What we know, don’t know and suspect about hyperemesis gravidarum
Karin Hammarberg, Monash University Most women experience some nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Although this is called morning sickness,…
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Yes, those big touchscreens in cars are dangerous and buttons are coming back
Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne In recent years, the way drivers interact with cars has fundamentally changed. Physical buttons…
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A centuries-old debate on how reptiles keep evolving skin bones is finally settled
Roy Ebel, Museums Victoria Research Institute Our bones did not begin deep inside the body. They started in the skin,…
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Did NZ’s sweeping health reforms deliver on their promise? 3 years on, the verdict is mixed
Arshad Ali, University of Otago and Ehtasham Ghauri When the former Labour-led government unveiled the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) reforms…
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Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections
Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump declared that he would officially pull the United…
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NASA’s Pandora telescope will study stars in detail to learn about the exoplanets orbiting them
Daniel Apai, University of Arizona On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base…
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The epic novel runs amok in Omar Musa’s Fierceland
Giacomo Bianchino, University of Sydney Omar Musa’s new book, Fierceland, ranges across five distinct geographies and covers a period of…
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