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Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?
Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams in favour of more favourable, and less…
Preventative antibiotics after assisted childbirth almost halve maternal infection rate and reduce overall antibiotic use
Giving a single dose of preventative antibiotics to all women after childbirth involving forceps or vacuum…
NASA to get an extra $1.6 billion to put the first woman on the moon
NASA’s mission to get humans, including the first woman, to the moon again in 2024 has…
Conquering cancer's infamous KRAS mutation
Scientists have shown that a compound called PHT-7.3 shrinks KRAS-driven tumors in mice. In contrast to…
Walk inside a plant cell or glide over a coral reef: Three ways virtual reality is revolutionising teaching
You’ve probably heard how Virtual Reality (VR) is going to change everything: the way we work,…
Generating high-quality single photons for quantum computing
MIT researchers have designed a way to generate, at room temperature, more single photons for carrying…
Microplastics in freshwaters
As small as a grain of dust—but of great global significance. The word microplastics is familiar…
Laser-based technology helps doctors image full eye in 3-D
It is estimated that in 2015, 217 million people had moderate to severe vision impairment, while…
How a declining environment affects populations
Stable ecosystems occasionally experience events that cause widespread death—for example, bacteria in the human gut may…