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What makes a star a star? A strange ‘in-between’ celestial object is testing astronomers’ boundaries
Major international grant for research on how genetics and smooth muscle cells affect atherosclerosis
Detroit’s rising developers are supported by the Apple Developer Academy
About 80% of breast cancer biopsies turn out benign – new imaging tool promises clearer diagnoses and fewer biopsies
CommBank Young Matildas AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026™ Squad Update: 1st April 2026
Anthrax-causing bacteria have dwelled in soil for centuries – cycling through people, animals and earth
CommBank Young Matildas reveal squad for AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026™
Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
Why is US health care still the most expensive in the world after decades of cost-cutting initiatives?
Should medical marijuana be less stringently regulated? A drug policy expert explains what’s at stake
Why does orange juice taste bad after you brush your teeth?
Who Should Get Paid When AI Learns From Creative Work?
Book examines life purpose, from ancient wisdom to emerging science
Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction
Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions – here’s how its carbon capture tech works
International Air Chiefs Gather for the 12th DIACC in Dubai
Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
Health headlines can be confusing – these 3 questions can help you evaluate them
Novel Drug Could Fill Treatment Void For Most Severe Heart Attack Patients
Concerns About AI-written Police Reports Spur States To Regulate Emerging Practice
Conflict At Counter: When Pharmacists’ And Patients’ Values Collide
Hobbits of Flores evolved to be small by slowing down growth during childhood, new research on teeth and brain size suggests
Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
Where does your glass come from?
Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here’s what happens next
Exploring coordinated tissue growth in embryos based on control theory
Historic $25m investment aims to halve breast cancer deaths
ACU part of $25m Collaborative Research Accelerator Grant to tackle breast cancer
To better detect chemical weapons, materials scientists are exploring new technologies
Grattan on Friday: New parliament presents traps for Albanese and Ley
This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities
Supreme Court rules that states may deny people covered by Medicaid the freedom to choose Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks
Your left and right brain hear language differently − a neuroscientist explains how
2025 Brooks Public Policy PhDs address pressing policy issues and begin careers at top institutions
Our trans health study was terminated by the government – the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society
Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
Cancer hijacks your brain and steals your motivation − new research in mice reveals how, offering potential avenues for treatment
Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider
New Research Initiative To Focus On Power Of Purpose
Middle age is a time when women are vulnerable to eating disorders
Survey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are less likely to seek health care after passage of anti-immigrant laws
How Pakistani media misses stories about solutions during smog season
Might Xenon gas be useful for treating Alzheimer’s, as a new study suggests?
Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs may lower risk of 42 health conditions, but also pose risks
Majority of Ukrainians ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Trump presidency, study finds