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Why do some people react so badly to mosquito bites? The answer lies in mosquito saliva
A mosquito bite may seem like a minor summer irritation, but it reflects a complex interaction taking place in the immune system.
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Late Fame: this tale of literary redemption is sad, tender and opaque
For Willem Dafoe’s Ed, being part of an artistic coterie after decades as a forgotten poet is like the pleasurable twitch of a phantom limb.
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How a ‘psychic’ horse named Clever Hans changed the way we do science
You might be surprised by how many researchers who went on to make important contributions considered whether animals could have telepathy.
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Caitlin Johnstone: All it takes is one crack in the lie we’ve been sold
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I saw a clip going around from the Netflix series “1899” where a woman discovers a crack in the screen of what she had taken to be her world, causing her entire understanding of reality to crumble before her eyes. Someone had captioned the clip, “Every awakening begins with a fracture
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Extreme heat is taking a toll on firefighters as wildfires stretch crews to the limit
Wildland firefighters face heat from the environment, the fire and their own bodies as they work long, exhausting hours. The head of Purdue’s fire lab explains the health risks and what can help.
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USS Abraham Lincoln’s record deployment highlights shortfalls of US military readiness
Navy readiness is a finite reserve that has been overstretched by a US military appetite for interventions in the past 50 years that has not tracked with a rise in danger.
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Never again for anyone: Why the NZ Holocaust Centre shouldn’t be involved in developing a new curriculum
Rick Sahar, a former board member of the New Zealand Holocaust Centre, soldier in the IDF, and son of concentration camp survivors had me on his Alternative Jewish Voices radio show to talk about last week’s decision to include the Holocaust in the New Zealand school curriculum. The op ed that follows grew out of…
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Worries that social media is making children lose touch with reality echo ancient Greeks’ fears about theatre
Concerns about the effect of social media on young minds mirror fears in ancient times around the way heightened drama affected audiences of public theatre.
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Comedian’s Australian visa sabotaged, war crimes suspects cheered through
The Israel lobby has tried to sabotage comic Bassem Youssef from entering Australia while the government gives a free pass to IDF soldiers suspected of war crimes. Andrew Brown writes on the joke that could not enter Australia, and the army that could for Michael West Media. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown On Sunday morning, before
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Grattan on Friday: Albanese to hit campaign trail – for a Security Council seat
The prime minister will be at the United Nations during leaders’ week in September. That’s an excellent opportunity for a PM with lobbying on his mind.
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Mark Brown’s Cook Islands Party set to govern for historic fifth consecutive term
Cook Islands News/RNZ Pacific Mark Brown’s governing Cook Islands Party (CIP) is set to return to power for a historic fifth consecutive term after securing an absolute majority of 13 of the 24 parliamentary seats following final count of the 2026 general election. The Democratic Party, the country’s main opposition in the previous Parliament, has
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From GST to gambling to gun buybacks, Australia’s federation isn’t working
Australia was built on the idea that states should compete against each other – but they’re not, and that’s failing us all.