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How do I know when it’s time to replace my running shoes?
Slatan/Shutterstock John Arnold, University of South Australia and Joel Fuller, Macquarie University Any runner will tell you there’s…
HIV prevention: why a new injectable drug could be such a breakthrough – podcast
A new drug to prevent HIV infection is showing hugely promising results in clinical trials when injected every…
The ESA’s Hera mission takes flight toward the asteroid deflected by NASA’s DART probe two years ago
Hera and its two CubeSats are leaving Earth on October 7th. ESA, CC BY The European Space Agency’s…
Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice
A flooded Christmas tree farm in Boone, N.C., on Sept. 27, 2024. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images Russ Schumacher,…
Data centre emissions are soaring – it’s AI or the climate
Jack Marley, The Conversation Artificial intelligence (AI) is curating your social media feed and giving you directions to…
AI has a stupid secret: we’re still not sure how to test for human levels of intelligence
Are you as smart as you say you are? Hakinmhan Andrew Rogoyski, University of Surrey Two of San…
Trees’ own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease
Citrus is still big business in Florida, but the industry has taken a massive hit in recent decades.…
Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
Nuclear-powered rockets could one day enable faster space travel. NASA Dan Kotlyar, Georgia Institute of Technology NASA plans…
Curious Kids: What does the edge of the universe look like?
Greg Rakozy/Shutterstock Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology What does the edge of the universe look like? Lily,…
New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins, shedding light on an undersea mystery
Author provided Jeremy Day, University of Newcastle Long-spined sea urchins have emerged as an environmental issue off Australia’s…