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Glide poles: The great Aussie invention helping flying possums cross the road
Next time you’re road-tripping along the east coast, keep an eye out for a little-known Aussie…
It's a numbers game: Embedding early career teachers
As New South Wales works hard to attract new teachers, and to keep them in the…
Successful generation of functional parathyroid glands from mouse embryonic stem cells
Regenerative medicine has opened up exciting possibilities in the world of medicine. Now, researchers in Japan…
Study proposes combining continuum mechanics with Einstein field equations
Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity is a landmark in our understanding of the universe. It…
Bacterial single-cell, whole-genome sequencing overhauled by engineered polymerase
Sequencing the genome of single bacterial cells has long been technically difficult due to the seemingly…
Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years?
As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of people are trying to…
Rip currents are dangerous for swimmers but also ecologically important—how scientists are working to understand them
If you’ve ever waded into the ocean for a swim and suddenly realized that the shore…
Vegan diet has just 30% of the environmental impact of a high-meat diet, major study finds
We know that meat has a substantial impact on the planet, and that plant-based diets are…
The UK is still not prepared for extreme temperatures—here's what it should do
While massive heatwaves are affecting southern Europe, China, the US and many other places, it’s rainy…