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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.
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The Montréal shooter’s manifesto isn’t left or right — it’s rooted in misogyny
The Montréal shooter was a lonely, furious young man who built an ideology to justify killing, and its bedrock was a hatred of women.
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A new CRASH Clock measures the chance of satellite collisions, and it’s ticking down fast
How prepared are we for a solar storm, bad software update or cybersecurity event that could trigger widespread loss of satellite control?
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Ammonia from wastewater: How we’re turning a pollutant into fertilizer and clean fuel
Scientific and engineering breakthroughs are allowing us to make ammonia from pollution rather than fossil fuels.
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Political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates, after Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent
A huge amount of money flows into campaigns in the United States. For 20 years, the Supreme Court has been loosening rules for who can contribute and how much. It just loosened the rules again.
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NHS patients are being socially prescribed yoga. But is yoga ready to help them?
Yoga helps with health and wellbeing and is recommended to NHS patients in the UK, but new research shows people who could benefit most find it hardest to access.