Mauritius sea sponge produces chemicals that can kill liver cancer cells – findings are a positive first step
For thousands of years, medicines have been developed from natural sources – mostly from plants.…
Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won’t harm your health in the long term
Everyone has a different tolerance for spicy food — some love the burn, while others…
Cancer in kids is different from cancer in grown-ups – figuring out how could lead to better pediatric treatments
Cancer arises when cells accumulate enough damage to change their normal behavior. The likelihood of…
Does your employer have to tell if they’re spying on you through your work computer?
The COVID pandemic stimulated an irreversible shift in where, when and how we work. This…
Wild plants may edit their genomes in the same way we make GM crops – and it could be crucial to evolution
Genetically modified (GM) crops may be controversial, but similar processes happen naturally with wild plants.…
Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity
Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace. Indeed, they are the fastest-growing demographic group of…
There are 750 unidentified human remains in Australia. Could your DNA help solve one of these cold cases?
Yesterday it was announced the Australian Federal Police (AFP) National DNA Program for Unidentified and…
Discovery of half-a-million-year-old wooden structure shows we’re wrong to underestimate our ancient relatives
To most people, complex technologies separate modern humans from their ancestors who lived in the…
Is there really a 1 in 6 chance of human extinction this century?
In 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk…
Another world-first find on South Africa’s Cape south coast
Snakes are familiar, distinctive – and often feared – reptiles. And they’ve been around for…