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Sci-fi increasingly shapes the real world of discovery

By Anna-Sophie Jürgens and Shao-Jie Jhou The relationship between science and pop culture often looks like a one-way street: scientific discoveries inspire films,

Moon mission team sets record for manned space travel

The astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon have passed the record for the farthest distance travelled by a manned space mission. The crew of four

Harmful ‘plastic rain’ is falling onto forests

“Plastic rain” has been found to be falling onto forests as high concentrations of microplastics accumulate in the atmosphere. Researchers at TU Darmstadt in Germany

Why has it taken so long to go back to the Moon?

By Domenico Vicinanza At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles

Rock art casts new light on mysterious Tasmanian tiger

By Paul Taçon, Andrea Jalandoni, Joey Nganjmirra and Sally May Extinct animals have long fascinated people around the world – from dinosaurs, to giant kangaroos, to

Croc-detection gizmo unleashed in northern Queensland

New crocodile detection technology has been approved for testing in northern Queensland. The device has been designed to spot crocodiles swimming in the water by linking

‘Death switch’ may hold key to shutting off Alzheimer’s

An Alzheimer’s disease “death switch” has been discovered that may hold the key to switching off the illness in the brain. Alzheimer’s is believed to be caused

Earth is being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ and getting hotter

The years from 2015 to 2025 were the hottest on record and meteorologists are warning that the Earth’s climate is “more out of balance than at any time in observed

Childhood trauma does not determine future mental health

Most children who experience abuse, bullying, and household dysfunction maintain moderate to high mental wellbeing into adulthood, according to a 12-year

Gravity hole discovered under frozen Antarctica

Slow rock movements deep under the Earth’s surface over tens of millions of years have led to the creation of a “gravity hole” below Antarctica. Researchers at the

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