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Why does our mind wander? New study taps into the tricks of staying on task
If we do not have to control our attention, we might not.
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Month: July 2026
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In a rebuke to Trump, the Supreme Court rules that birthright citizenship is the law of the land
Pointing to the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, the high court ruled that all babies born in the United States ‘are citizens by birth.’
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Supreme Court rules against trans girls participating in single-sex sports, but leaves open larger questions of trans rights
The Supreme Court’s rulings on Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. focused on transgender students participating on sports teams, but likely has broader implications.
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How does Australia’s migration system actually work? 5 common myths busted
Think it’s easy to get a visa to Australia? Or that migrants get government benefits? Think again.
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Unruly seniors, Dallas cheerleaders and Russell Crowe as an MMA trainer: what we’re streaming this July
Winter evenings are the perfect time to escape into another world, with teachers in Korea, a fortune teller in Japan, or in a retirement village in New Mexico.
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13,000 tonnes of space junk clutters Earth orbit. Here’s how it could be cleaned up
Properly addressing the problem of space requires work across three fronts: technology, policy and philosophy.
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Prickly starfish and urchins are decimating Australia’s reefs. But we could find ways to protect them
Crown-of-thorns starfish and long-spined sea urchins can rapidly devour healthy reefs.
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Australia’s lung cancer screening program is a year old. But can the health system deliver?
Lung cancer screening promises to find cancer early and treat it before it progresses. But a year on, issues have emerged.
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‘I hate you!’: what little kids really mean when they say this
It’s a sentence that can feel heartbreaking to parents. You try to set a boundary with your little one and they lash out.
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Auction clearance rates are sliding. Here’s what can happen when a home doesn’t sell
What can research tell us about the upsides and risks of going to auction? And what can a failed auction mean for a property’s final selling price?
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The universe is less uniform than we thought – cosmology may need a radical rethink
New telescopes are challenging the idea that the cosmic web fades into a uniform, directionless distribution. It may be closer to a tangled yarn than a misty fog.
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As key trade talks start, the US-Mexico relationship will likely limp along – but at a cost
Even though Mexico is the US’s top trade partner, the fate of the pact underpinning that relationship is uncertain.