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Author Kate Cole-Adams delves into fascinating questions about consciousness and self.
At the heart of the current controversy is that the senators were either ignorant of their second nationality or believed themselves to have lost it.
Batteries that can self-sustain are needed for long-term animal tracking as well as shipping and logistics.
Some people think the sky is blue because of sunlight reflected off the ocean and back into the sky. But that’s not the real reason.
Is birdsong simply a hard-wired, functional, primitive sound – or could we call it ‘music’? Australia’s pied butcherbirds show there are surprising overlaps between birds’ and humans’ musical abilities.
The notion of the creative sector driving fulfilling work as cities shed old industries has worn thin. But those creatives might be delivering value of a different kind, offering a more human future.
It’s time for Australia’s personal injury insurance schemes to start preparing for change.
An overview of the most common problems in our blood: bleeding disorders, clotting disorders and cancer.
Why do we have blood groups and how are they discovered?
To conserve Earth’s remarkable species, we must also defend the importance of science and scientific integrity.
It promises to be one of the brightest objects in the night sky once the Mayak satellite unfolds a giant pyramid reflector. But what is it going to do?
There’s a terrifying species that spreads rapidly, breeds prolifically and eats hundreds of plants. But the first research into the actual harm caused by giant African land snails found … not much.
The undermining of environmental science, and the creation of lies and bribes to distort public policymaking, is as old as industries that know their products do harm, but lie to keep them in use.
Many of us barely glance at our own superannuation account balances, so it’s reasonable to predict that only a tiny fraction are likely to go to a super fund annual meeting.
James Best took his son Sam, who has autism, on a six-month journey to Africa. The lessons learnt may encourage a slightly riskier approach to parenting and education for some children with autism.
A blood pressure test can say a lot about your health, but new research says not all readings are correct.
Women are making inroads in the gaming industry but progress is slow. We need more flexible workplaces, and perhaps even hiring quotas, to fix the gender imbalance.
The high-profile Charlie Gard case could change the way end-of-life decisions play out around the world.
3D bioprinting of living cells and materials may contribute to faster and cheaper ways to create effective new drugs - and even reduce animal testing.
Blood transports nutrients, hormones, proteins, vitamins and minerals around our body.
Here we look at how blood transfusions started as an experiment four centuries ago, and became the modern-day life saver they are.
New research offers a picture of what it’s like to work in Australia illegally. Many workers are exploited, some come knowing they have no work rights, others may be unaware they’re working illegally.
Emerging industries, from energy storage to electric cars, will need longer lasting batteries. Watching batteries in action will help us build them.
The rise in student-on-student sexual assaults at school has been linked to the sexualisation of kids, and their easy access to online pornography.