Science

Blood jabs could assist men’s sex life.

Shock therapy and blood jabs to boost sex life

A one-off jab of their own blood could be a new treatment to boost their sex life.

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Scientists may soon have a pill that flicks your body’s exercise switch.

Scientists’ discovery to flick your body’s exercise ‘switch’

Scientists say they have found a ‘switch’ in our bodies that increases the desire to do more exercise.

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AI technology may soon be used to select sperm for IVF treatments.

Major IVF breakthrough as AI improves patient outcomes

Engineers have developed AI technology that can remove the need for invasive IVF procedures.

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Vaccine producers are promising big leaps forward in treating cancer.

Vaccine ‘gold rush’ to beat top five killing cancers

Cancer vaccines are the latest and best examples of a gold rush of new therapies that promise to make most cancers just another affliction that can be treated and survived.

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A child was burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser, an investigation found. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Questacon fined after child burnt by plasma globe

Questacon, also known as the National Science and Technology Centre, was charged after a child was allegedly burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser.

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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has rocked the Philippines. 
Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, with Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Mike Barratt, left, and Tracy Dyson, aboard the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

NASA releases update on astronauts stuck at space station

Test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were only supposed to visit the orbiting space lab for a week. That was six weeks ago.

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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover viewed these yellow crystals of elemental sulfur using its Mast Camera.

Mars rover’s driving mishap sparks stunning Red Planet find

The unplanned discovery has stunned NASA scientists with one likening it to ‘finding an oasis in the desert’.

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Kelly Haston, centre, a crew member on the first CHAPEA mission, shakes hands with NASA Deputy Director Flight Missions Kjell Lindgren after emerging from their craft.

Our favourite Martians: Crew emerges after Mars ‘mission’

The four crew members have emerged from a yearlong deployment with a difference.

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Growing evidence indicates mouthwash may do more harm than good.

To swill or not to swill. Just how safe IS your mouthwash?

Evidence is mounting about the health risks of mouthwash so what is the truth — and should you be using it?

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The world's biggest cancer conference has revealed a number of astonishing advances.

Five revolutionary cancer therapies set to change lives

From a daily tablet to a ‘smart bomb’ — here are the majoradvances revealed at the world’s biggest cancer conference.

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modern passenger jet engine aircraft landing to airport runway at dusk on background with huge bunch of birds dangerously crossing glideslope on foreground nature transportation birds strike close

What happens when a plane collides with a bird

Bird strikes have been blamed after a Virgin flight emitted loud bangs, followed by flames on Monday night and two weeks ago a Qantas flight was forced back to Sydney after colliding with a ‘large gull’.

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Xylitol has been linked to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke. 

Concern as artificial sweetener linked to heart attacks

It’s as sweet as sugar and meant to be a much healthier option but a worrying new study has revealed a common artificial sweetener could have a potentially deadly sting in the tail. 

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Scientists have developed an ultra-thin battery for smart contact lenses that can be charged by tears.

Scientists develop contact lens battery charged by tears

Inspired by a scene from a Mission Impossible movie, scientists have made a breakthrough that will be crucial to advancing smart contact lenses.

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