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Michael Mosley used science communication to advance health and wellbeing. We can learn a lot from his approach
Overnight, we learned of the tragic passing of Michael Mosley, who went missing last week while on holiday on the…
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How First Nations fashion design can rewrite painful memories and be a powerful method of healing
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains names, images and stories of deceased people. Around…
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The Vatican is cracking down on miracles. Here are the new rules for ‘supernatural’ occurrences
New norms for differentiating supernatural phenomena from the natural within Roman Catholicism took effect on May 19. The new norms…
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What’s the difference between shyness and social anxiety?
What’s the difference? is a new editorial product that explains the similarities and differences between commonly confused health and medical…
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Honk! These monkeys have truly legendary noses – now we better understand why they evolved
Slavianin/Shutterstock Katharine Balolia, Australian National University Of all the monkey species around the world, one stands out with its large,…
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Why did primates evolve such big brains? First study of its kind says it wasn’t for finding food
Thanks to our large brains, humans and non-human primates are smarter than most mammals. But why do some species develop…
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What are nootropics and do they really boost your brain?
Humans have long been searching for a “magic elixir” to make us smarter, and improve our focus and memory. This…
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Is Labour ready for government? Understanding Keir Starmer’s narrative of renewal
Is Labour ready for government? This question is being asked regularly of the public by pollsters YouGov, especially as the…
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What is ‘Net Zero’, anyway? A short history of a monumental concept
Last month, the leaders of the G7 declared their commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest.…
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Drug companies pay doctors over A$11 million a year for travel and education. Here’s which specialties received the most
Drug companies are paying Australian doctors millions of dollars a year to fly to overseas conferences and meetings, give talks…
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What’s that in my nest? How the evolutionary arms race between cuckoos and hosts creates new species
How do new species arise? And why are there so many of them? One possible reason is the arms race…
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Are some routes more prone to air turbulence? Will climate change make it worse? Your questions answered
A little bit of turbulence is a common experience for air travellers. Severe incidents are rare – but when they…
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Baltimore bridge collapse: a bridge engineer explains what happened, and what needs to change
Colin Caprani, Monash University When the container ship MV Dali, 300 metres long and massing around 100,000 tonnes, lost power…
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Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
There is a growing consensus that environmental problems, particularly the effects of climate change, pose a grave challenge to humanity.…
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‘Self-love’ might seem selfish. But done right, it’s the opposite of narcissism
“To love what you are, the thing that is yourself, is just as if you were embracing a glowing red-hot…
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