Tiny fossils found in 1.7 billion-year-old mud yield clues to the evolution of complex life
Stored in an open-air warehouse in tropical Darwin, Australia, are dozens of trays containing cylindrical cores…
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Does the flu vaccine give you the flu? 5 questions about the vaccine answered
This year, the flu vaccine delivered as a nasal spray (FluMist) became available in Australia. It’s…
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A key science publishing platform is cracking down on AI slop
The pre-print website arXiv has announced that researchers who put their names to papers which included…
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Nature is good for business – and we now have numbers to show it
Yet it’s one rarely itemised on any balance sheet, because nature’s contribution to business remains genuinely…
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The surprising role of a giraffe’s spots
Scientists spent 8 years tracking hundreds of giraffes in Tanzania and discovered a link between their…
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Intelligent people’s politics determined by their wallet — not their brain: scientists
For years, scientists have researched whether there is any connection between genetic intelligence and political preference,…
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Stardust trapped in Antarctic ice reveals tens of thousands of years of Solar System’s past
When you think of outer space, you’re likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of…
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Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?
As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta,…
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Are box braids making us sick?
A recent study found that many brands of braiding hair and hair extensions contain chemicals that…
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CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security Delivered 264% ROI Through Unified Cloud Protection
Many modern cloud security challenges come down to visibility. The complexity of modern environments, the deluge…
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View from The Hill: A primal scream from Farrer throws Liberals into deeper crisis
The result will raise more doubts about whether, or for how long, Taylor will survive as…
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Squeak up! I can’t hear you: pilot whales are shouting to hear themselves over ship noise
In the Strait of Gibraltar – a famous marine road connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic…
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Does 432Hz tuning improve your wellbeing? A music psychologist unpacks the evidence
If you scroll through social media for long enough, you’ll probably find videos claiming that listening…
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Transcribing speech is never neutral. It shapes power and bias
Earlier this year I gave a talk about my research at Oxford’s All Souls College, and…
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Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
DOI: Physics of Fluids, 2026. 10.1103/tnxb-ckr5 (About DOIs). Tracking Roman shipwreck repairs Credit: Adriboats © L….
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Lake mud reveals 7,000 years of Kangaroo Island’s complex fire history
During the summer of 2019–2020, half of Australia’s third largest island was on fire. Kangaroo Island,…
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Study: AI models that consider user’s feeling are more likely to make errors
Across models and tasks, the model trained to be “warmer” ended up having a higher error…
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Physicists have measured ‘negative time’ in the lab
As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his…
