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‘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
We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test
Ryan DeBerardinis, Shutterstock Thami Croeser, RMIT University Can you see three trees from your home, school or workplace?…
Rethinking screen time: A better understanding of what people do on their devices is key to digital well-being
What you do on your screens matters as much as how much time you spend on them. Klaus…
From using plant rinds to high-tech materials, bike helmets have improved significantly over the past 2 centuries
Modern bike helmets are made through complex materials engineering. Johner Images via Getty Images Jud Ready, Georgia Institute…
Young people were becoming more anxious long before social media – here’s the evidence
Roland Paulsen, Lund University Thanks to bestselling authors like Jonathan Haidt and Jean Twenge, the public has become…