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Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people, as James Van Der Beek’s death reminds us – cancer experts explain ways to decrease your risk
An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20.…
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Robert William Holley: Nobel Prize-Winning Biochemist and Pioneer in RNA Research
Robert William Holley (28 January 1922 – 11 February 1993) was an American biochemist. He received the 1968 Nobel Prize…
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How do scientists hunt for dark matter? A physicist explains why the mysterious substance is so hard to find
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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Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat
Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, and less than 10% is recycled. Much of…
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No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way?
We humans have long viewed ourselves as the pinnacle of evolution. People label other species as “primitive” or “ancient” and…
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Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer
Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and…
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6 tips to survive and thrive in your first year of university
University study is a major commitment and is quite different to high school. This big new phase of life can…
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The lower Murray is officially on life support. Will we save it?
At 2,500 km long, the Murray is Australia’s longest river. It provides 3 million people with drinking water and irrigates…
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Held captive in their own country during World War II, Japanese Americans used nature to cope with their unjustified imprisonment
With a stroke of a presidential pen, the lives of Izumi Taniguchi, Minoru Tajii, Homei Iseyama and Peggy Yorita irreparably…
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If fracking begins in the Kimberley, it could damage a sacred river
Under the soils of the Kimberley lies one of the world’s last undeveloped large-scale reservoirs of onshore gas, according to…
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How delays in Australia’s switch to clean energy are hurting workers
Australia is still dragging its feet on decarbonising the economy. Last September, the Albanese government committed to a 62–70% reduction…
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Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headstones
If you told me a decade ago that I’d become an expert in mapping cemeteries, I would’ve laughed and been…
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RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease
Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint…
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Mapping cemeteries for class – how students used phones and drones to help a city count its headstones
If you told me a decade ago that I’d become an expert in mapping cemeteries, I would’ve laughed and been…
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Trump’s plan to wipe out US climate rules relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it?
In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency formally declared that greenhouse gas emissions, including from vehicles and fossil fuel power…
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