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How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability
A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced. This…
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I study why zebrafish larva prefer to circle left or right, to understand how and why human brains encode right‑ and left‑handedness
Being right- or left-handed is a familiar fact about yourself you likely don’t think about much on a day-to-day basis.…
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With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program
Throughout February 2026, people at the Kennedy Space Center got to witness an exciting sight: NASA’s behemoth Space Launch System…
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AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat‑ and pressure‑resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
From hypersonic aircraft to nuclear-powered submarines, many of today’s most advanced defense systems rely on a special class of materials…
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NZ wants to double foreign student revenue by 2034 – but does it have capacity?
On the face of it, New Zealand’s push to expand international education looks like an easy win for economic growth.…
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GLP‑1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after…
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Petrol prices too high? Here’s how quickly an EV could save you money
Petrol prices began rising even before the conflict in Iran drove oil prices higher. Australia imports around 80% of its…
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How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability
A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced. This…
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Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty cause real harms, even if the money is later restored
Since early 2025, several large federal health grants to states have been suspended and then restored after legal challenges. On…
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Telehealth is widely used by older adults insured by Medicare, new research shows
Americans age 65 and older who are insured by Medicare logged about 60 million telehealth visits annually between 2021 and…
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Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus was condemned by the god Zeus to spend eternity rolling a boulder up a hill…
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2025 was hotter than it should have been – 5 influences and a dirty surprise offer clues to what’s ahead
The past three years have been the world’s hottest on record by far, with 2025 almost tied with 2023 for…
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Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?
As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my children to look up at…
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New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas
The government’s plan to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) has raised questions about whether this is the best approach to…
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Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf region use the fossil fuels under their…
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