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Some people say they have a high pain threshold. Here’s why
Mart Production/Pexels Joshua Pate, University of Technology Sydney and Tory Madden, University of Cape Town We’ve all heard…
Plans to stabilise Earth’s climate rely on emerging carbon removal technology – we need to get moving
CSIRO, CC BY Andrew Lenton, CSIRO and Kerryn Brent, CSIRO Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels continue to…
Japanese scientists were pioneers of AI, yet they’re being written out of its history
Hansun Hsiung, Durham University The announcement of the artificial intelligence researchers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton as this…
There are 2 main ways to stretch – the one you should choose depends on what you want your body to do
interstid/Shutterstock Hunter Bennett, University of South Australia and Lewis Ingram, University of South Australia Picture this: you’ve just…
‘Unprecedented’ climate extremes are everywhere. Our baselines for what’s normal will need to change
Thomas Rosenzweig/Shutterstock Milton Speer, University of Technology Sydney and Lance M Leslie, University of Technology Sydney Extreme temperature…
Why timekeeping is now on the verge of a giant leap forward in accuracy
Vittorio Aita, King’s College London Time is vital to the functioning of our everyday lives: from the watches…
HIV infections can be prevented – why some people act to protect themselves, and others don’t
Hilton Humphries, Human Sciences Research Council The number of new HIV infections has fallen over the years –…
Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’. Here’s what the science says
Alexander Grey/Unsplash Brendan Crabb, Burnet Institute; Gabriela Khoury, Burnet Institute, and Michelle Scoullar, Burnet Institute Around 5–10% of…
The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other
Mangrove forests: carbon sinks, coastline protectors and wildlife refuges. Martin Mecnarowski / shutterstock Nathalie Seddon, University of Oxford…
How a solar Minecraft server is changing the way we play video games
Bart Simon, Concordia University and Darren Wershler, Concordia University