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How much sleep do I need? Why you can forget the eight-hour sleep rule
Eight hours isn’t necessarily the magic number for sleep. Your age, body clock and individual needs all matter.
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The brain isn’t hardwired to read – here’s how we pull it off and why some are better at it than others
There is not only one way to learn to read, as people who are deaf, blind or dyslexic demonstrate.
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The Suburban Rail Loop will play a major role in the 2026 Victorian election. Why is it so controversial?
It is an unenviable position for a government to have potentially misallocated tens of billions of dollars to poorly selected infrastructure.
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The universe is full of strange ‘little red dots’. A new study shines light on their real nature
It turns out these little red dots might actually be evidence of supermassive black holes.
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The ‘wonder material’ graphene can be made using a kitchen blender, a mobile phone and a newspaper
The development could allow research teams with limited resources to manufacture graphene.
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What Gen Z-led uprisings across Asia reveal about the strengths and limitations of youth protest
Youth-led protest movements across Asia have exposed underlying anger at corruption and blocked opportunity. But so far, only Nepal has managed to convert that anger into a transfer of governing power.
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When to trust the experts? Follow these guidelines to evaluate science on any topic
Science works through a process of revision. As consumers, we must learn how to evaluate how mature evidence is, and always remain flexible to new findings.
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Robert Harris returns to ancient Rome with Agrippa – a novel about an empire’s forgotten architect
Harris is a superb storyteller, and Agrippa is a compelling read.
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The physical activity paradox: not all forms of exercise lower your dementia risk – this type raises it
A major new study of 4.2 million people found leisure exercise cuts dementia risk – but manual labour and active commuting may raise it.
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Why Andy Burnham’s plan to get rough sleepers inside this winter makes sense
People living on the streets often have no GP and struggle with unmet health needs.
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China Daily, collaborations, media education and Pacific outreach
COMMENTARY: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report Some years ago when I headed the Pacific Media Centre that I founded at Auckland University of Technology, we ran a postgraduate internship programme at the China Daily in Beijing. It was part of a professional development exposure platform that also included Jakarta in Indonesia and
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What live sewage spill data does (and doesn’t) tell us about water pollution
England’s event duration monitoring system records when a sewage overflow starts and stops. But duration alone tells us very little about the pollution released.