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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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Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather
Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather Graeme Thomas/Facebook David Bowman, University of Tasmania After…
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Why eating disorders are more common among LGBTQIA+ people and what can help
Kai Schweizer, The University of Western Australia; The Kids Research Institute When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many…
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Modern rock wallabies seem to survive by sticking together in small areas. Fossils show they need to travel
Christopher Laurikainen Gaete, University of Wollongong; Anthony Dosseto, University of Wollongong, and Scott Hocknull, CQUniversity Australia Today, rock wallabies are…
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Why grieving a pet can be as hard as grieving a person
Erin Smith, La Trobe University For many of us, pets are more than just animals. They are family. So, when…
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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety Eaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery…
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Kate Mildenhall’s fast-paced thriller The Hiding Place skewers middle-class pretensions
Jessica Gildersleeve, University of Southern Queensland Eight old friends and a gaggle of kids. A weekend away in the group’s…
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