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Things that go buzz in the night – our global study found there really are more insects out after dark
Mark Wong, The University of Western Australia and Raphael Didham, The University of Western Australia Have you ever…
Why batteries come in so many sizes and shapes
Maybe you have a drawer in your house that looks like this? Peter Fiskerstrand/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Wesley Chang,…
What is a sinkhole? A geotechnical engineer explains
Francois Guillard, University of Sydney Sinkholes are back in the news after a 13-year-old boy fell down a…
Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains
Thousands of galaxies, each containing billions of stars, are in this 2022 photo taken by the James Webb…
Flowers may be more ancient than dinosaurs – but scientists can’t agree on when they evolved
Flowers may seem fragile but they are ancient. Kichigin/Shutterstock Ruolin Wu, University of Bristol Flowers may look delicate…
Drugs like Ozempic won’t ‘cure’ obesity but they might make us more fat-phobic
Natalia Sharygina/Shutterstock Emma Beckett, UNSW Sydney Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to…
Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise, and infrastructure is leaving them nowhere to go
Wetlands at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland shows signs of ‘pitting,’ where areas of cordgrass have converted…
Body armour made from silk is being developed – but this apparently cutting-edge idea is centuries old
FeyginFoto / Shutterstock Lloyd Strickland, Manchester Metropolitan University Separate teams of Chinese and American scientists are reported to…
Surgery won’t fix my chronic back pain, so what will?
Planter Studio/Shutterstock Christine Lin, University of Sydney; Christopher Maher, University of Sydney; Fiona Blyth, University of Sydney; James…
Pubic hair: beyond brazilians, more than manscaping
MAD_Production/Shutterstock Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol From Hollywood waxes and vajazzles, to bleaching and piercing, there are seemingly…