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Cracking open a cold beer is one of life’s great pleasures.
Health

REVEALED: The real reason we enjoy an ice-cold beer

Cracking open a cold lager is one of life’s great pleasures — and now scientists have discovered why chilled beer tastes so good.

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A new study has made some alarming findings about the different effects parenthood has on men and women.
Society
Xantha Leatham

If you think having children is ageing you, you’re right

A study suggests that having children doesn’t just make women feel older, it can also increase their biological age...

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Modelling by researchers suggests Australia could be hit by much longer than usual droughts. (David Mariuz/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Sophia McCaughan

Australia could soon be gripped by decades-long megadroughts

Droughts lasting for decades are a real possibility for Australia as the impact of climate change pairs with natural dry cycles, researchers say.

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A century from now, swathes of the world’s cities are more likely to be abandoned.
analysis
World
Ross Clark

Why the birthrate plunge is bad news for all of us

The West’s falling birthrate could usher in a terrifying dystopia where cities are abandoned and a small numbers of residents cling to decaying houses set on empty, weed-strewn streets.

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The researchers are looking for a way to target HIV wherever it appears in the body.
Science
Nina Massey

Scientists may be closer to a cure for HIV. Here’s how

Scientists hope they are closer to a cure for HIV after using gene editing to remove all traces of the virus from infected cells in a laboratory.

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GEMMA ACTON: There is no escape from AI. So we may as well get on board or risk being left behind
Opinion
Gemma Acton

GEMMA ACTON: We can’t escape AI. So we need to get on board

The inescapable truth is that no one is going to escape AI. The happier news is that there’s a good chance it’ll improve your life very soon in ways we still can’t even imagine today.

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In the four years since, scientists have unraveled some of the biggest mysteries about COVID.
Society
The New York Times

Four years on, the mysteries of COVID-19 are unravelling

Are superdodgers real? Is Covid seasonal? And what’s behind its strangest symptoms? Here’s what we’ve learned.

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At the Carillon Miami Wellness Resort, VEMI, which stands for Vibroacoustic Electro Magnetic and Infrared therapy, is one of the treatments in the resort’s five-treatment sleep circuit program.Credit...Carillon Miami Wellness Resort
Health
The New York Times

People are spending $US1780 a night to sleep in a ‘cocoon’

A.I.-assisted beds, on-call hypnotherapists and sequestered guest rooms, including one inside a stainless steel sculpture, are taking sleep tourism to the next level.

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More than 130,000 two-metre-tall antennas will be installed at the Square Kilometre Array site.
Science
Jacob Shteyman

Secrets of cosmos to be revealed by outback mega telescope

As a massive telescope project begins installation in Western Australia, astronomers say it will change our understanding of the universe like never before.

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Damien Boschetto's dog Muffin and (right) the titanosaur skeleton she helped find.
World
The Washington Post

The border collie that found a rare intact dinosaur skeleton

Damien Boschetto and his pooch Muffin were on a walk in southern France when they both made a titanic discovery.

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The health effects of ultra-processed foods have been likened to tobacco.
Health
Kate Pickles

Ultra-processed food is making us sick. This study proves it

Ready meals, sugary cereals and mass-produced bread are among the ultra-processed foods that are putting us at risk.

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Odysseus lunar lander on its way to the moon.
Science
CNBC

Race to the moon: Historic landing the first of many to come

The first American lunar landing since 1972 heralds a new era where private companies and governments alike are casting their eyes and ambitions skywards.

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Prince Harry and Meghan use offsetting to cut their carbon footprint.
Climate Change
Colin Fernandez

Bad news for celebs planting trees to offset jetset lives

Trees aren’t as good at fighting global warming as we thought. 

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The world experienced its hottest year on record in 2023.
World
Kate Abnett

Grim run of climate record-breaking looks set to continue

The world recorded its hottest year on record in 2023, and the latest findings from the EU’s climate change service indicates the trend is set to continue.

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The Large Hadron Collider will be coming to the end of its run in 2040, but scientists are already excited about its replacement.
Science
Nina Massey

On a collision course with universe’s darkest secrets

A massive new device set to replace the Large Hadron Collider will be bashing tiny particles together even harder in a bid to solve cosmic conundrums.

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