Science

Scientists are able to measure in 3D the history of the universe spanning 11 billion years. (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)

Scientists create largest 3D map of expanding universe

An international team of scientists has used a device known as the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to make the the largest 3D map of the universe.

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The longest-running wild dolphin research study paints a fuller picture of the marine mammals, showing they’re more like canaries in a global ocean coal mine than the ‘humans in wet suits’ we think they were.

The real dolphin tale: The ocean’s sexed-up smiling savage

The longest-running wild dolphin research study paints a fuller picture of the marine mammals, showing they’re more like canaries in a global ocean coal mine than the ‘humans in wet suits’ we think they are.

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Forecast accumulated rain to Sunday, June 2, according to the ECMWF-HRES model.

Mass weather warnings as 4000km rain band bears down

Rain is forecast in every state and territory as a massive weather system spanning thousands of kilometres makes it way from west to east.

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Orcas have built a reputation as deep-sea villains after hundreds of boat-ramming incidents in recent years, but scientists say the ‘attacks’ are not quite orca-nised crimes we may believe.

Explained: The real reason orcas attack boats

Orcas have built a reputation as deep-sea villains after hundreds of boat-ramming incidents in recent years, but scientists say the ‘attacks’ are not the orca-nised crimes we may believe.

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The latest solar flare is the biggest of this 11-year solar cycle, which is approaching its peak. (AP PHOTO)

Sun shoots out the biggest solar flare in nearly a decade

The sun has produced its biggest flare in nearly a decade, following almost a week of flares and mass ejections of coronal plasma.

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A diet high in ultra-processed foods can lead to major health issues, and even early death.

Fatal attraction. How we are eating our way to early death

A large study suggests that there might be a striking reason to limit your intake of ultra-processed foods.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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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