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Pacific voyagers’ remarkable environmental knowledge allowed for long-distance navigation without Western technology
Wet and shivering, I rose from the outrigger of a Polynesian voyaging canoe. We’d been…
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the hidden ways Australia relies on foreign satellites
You have probably used space at least 20 times today. Satellites let you buy a…
Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny bits of space rock can tell scientists
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Cracking the code of supersolid light – and what it means for future quantum tech
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Researchers uncovered hundreds of genes linked to OCD, providing clues about how it changes the brain − new research
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Don’t click without thinking – and 4 other ways to keep yourself safe from scams
Think about how many things you have done online today. Paid a bill? Logged into…
Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold – by accident
Medieval alchemists dreamed of transmuting lead into gold. Today, we know that lead and gold…
Feeling anxious before surgery? Anxiety can harm healing but innovative mental health support could help
Feeling anxious before surgery is normal — but for many patients, it goes far beyond…