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Ancient nomads you’ve probably never heard of disappeared from Europe 1,000 years ago. Now, DNA analysis reveals how they lived
Most bees don’t die after stinging – and other surprising bee facts
What kind of diner are you? 6 types of diners who avoid plant-based meat dishes
Remember Women Veterans Too
Can a drug like Ozempic help treat addictions to alcohol, opioids or other substances?
Many Australians face losing their homes right now. Here’s how the government should help
Researchers and cave divers bring megafauna secrets to the surface
Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unburnt’ Australian habitat has vanished in 40 years
Elon Musk is mad he’s been ordered to remove Sydney church stabbing videos from X. He’d be more furious if he saw…
More than coral: the unseen casualties of record-breaking heat on the Great Barrier Reef
We mapped a massive explosion in space, showing how galaxies ‘pollute’ the cosmos
Two people want to share the job of MP for Higgins. Is it constitutional?
Fake news and misinformation: Sydney universities launch new database
Bringing New Life To Ancient Nut
Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers by 61% – but puzzling failures mean we can still do better
Visualising the 1800s or designing wedding invitations: 6 ways you can use AI beyond generating text
How can we have truth-telling without the Voice? Our research shows a way forward
OzGrav 2.0: A new era of astrophysics launched at Swinburne
How a coffee grinder and some old tyres led to the creation of sulphur-free light oil
Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. It’s back to business as usual
You could help minimise harm in a public attack. Here’s what it means to be a ‘zero responder’
The High Court is hearing another high-stakes immigration case. Can people be forced to assist in their own deportation?
Why is the Sydney church stabbing an act of terrorism, but the Bondi tragedy isn’t?
Ghost roads in South-East Asia speed nature’s destruction
Pharmacists should be able to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription. Here’s why
Breakfast impacts student success, but not in the way you might think
Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife
With democracy under threat in Narendra Modi’s India, how free and fair will this year’s election be?
We found three new species of extinct giant kangaroo – and we don’t know why they died out when their cousins survived
Sydney attacker had ‘mental health issues’ but most people with mental illness aren’t violent
The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia
City planners love infill development. So why are cities struggling with it, and how can they do better?
Choice and control: are whitegoods disability supports? Here’s what proposed NDIS reforms say
Discovery of Australia’s oldest pottery rewrites understanding of Aboriginal marine history
How much sport will you be able to watch for free under proposed new Australian broadcast rules?
Conversations set out to explore Creative Antarctica
The heat is on: what we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records
Roads of destruction: we found vast numbers of illegal ‘ghost roads’ used to crack open pristine rainforest
What is biophilic design? 3 ways ‘green’ buildings work better for neurodivergent people
A once-dormant magnetic neutron star is emitting strangely polarised light
Aboriginal people made pottery and sailed to distant offshore islands thousands of years before Europeans arrived
The limits of ice: what a 19th century expedition trapped in sea ice for a year tells us about Antarctica’s future
Discovery of Australia’s oldest pottery rewrites understanding of Aboriginal maritime history
Snapshots and smiles: Queensland’s migrant farm workers shine in art exhibition
Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below
We can’t eradicate deadly cane toads – but there’s a way to stop them killing wildlife
Australians are open to self-driving vehicles, but want humans to retain ultimate control
The Southern Ocean has the cleanest air on Earth. We have just discovered why