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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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13 January in Indian and World History
13 January in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 13 January is the birth anniversary…
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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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From Writer to Activist: The Legacy of Alan Paton
Alan Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988) was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. His works include the novels Cry, the…
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Alice Paul: Architect of American Suffrage
Alice Paul (11 January 1885 – 9 July 1977 was one of the most prominent activists of the 20th-century women's rights…
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Lal Bahadur Shastri: India’s Silent Prime Minister and the Champion of Peace
Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904-11 January 1966), was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He served as the second Prime…
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Charles Brenton Huggins: Pioneer in Cancer Research and Treatment
Charles Brenton Huggins (22 September 1901 – 12 January 1997) was a Canadian-born American physician, physiologist, and cancer researcher at…
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Max Theiler: Conquering Yellow Fever through Scientific Breakthroughs
Max Theiler (30 January 1899 – 11 August 1972) was a South African American virologist and physician. He won the…
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