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Why do I seem to get sick as soon as I take time off?
Thea van de Mortel, Griffith University You’ve been hanging out for a break, getting through the busy last weeks of…
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Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet
Simon Lamb, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington You have probably seen the images of the surface of…
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Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University…
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Australia’s red and yellow beach flags can be dangerously confusing. Is it time to change them?
Samuel Cornell, UNSW Sydney and Masaki Shibata, Monash University Every summer in Australia, millions of people head to the beach,…
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Satyendra Nath Bose: The Mind Behind Bose-Einstein Statistics
Satyendra Nath Bose (1 January 1894- 4 February 1974) was an Indian mathematician and physicist. He was honored with Padma…
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Giorgio Gaber: The Voice of Italian Social Commentary
Giorgio Gaber (25 January 1939 – 1 January 2003 was an Italian singer, composer, actor, and playwright. He was also…
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Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar: Father of Indian Science
Sir Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar (21 February 1894 – 1 January 1955) was an Indian scientist, academician, and scientific administrator. Also…
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Nana Patekar: The Versatile Actor of Indian Cinema
Vishwanath Patekar (born 1 January 1951), better known as Nana Patekar, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He is…
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New Year’s Day 2026 Doodle
Did you know? The very first Doodle launched as an “out of office” message of sorts when company founders Larry…
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With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge
Johannes M. Luetz, University of the Sunshine Coast; UNSW Sydney; Alphacrucis College The millions of species humans share the world…
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Music can affect your driving – but not always how you’d expect
Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne For many of us, listening to music is simply part of the driving routine…
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5 lessons about misinformation from ancient Greek and Roman scientists
Jemima McPhee, Australian National University Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as…
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I love my friends … I do not love their kids
Catherine E. Wood, Swinburne University of Technology At this time of the year, with lots of parties, family catch-ups and…
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Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity
Kylie Walker, Australian National University and Rob Brooks, UNSW Sydney Emma Johnston, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne who…
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What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year
Jeremy David Engels, Penn State A popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation – specifically mindfulness meditation. This…
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