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Health & Medicine

We don’t yet know what causes chronic fatigue syndrome, but we’re improving diagnosis

Using health factors and blood markers, researchers can now distinguish Chronic Fatigue Syndrome from other conditions for the first time – a giant step closer to formal diagnosis

#ICYMI - In Case You Missed It

A graphic of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

The world’s most powerful ocean current could slow by 2050

New research finds the more Antarctic ice melts, the more the ocean is flooded by melt water, the more the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is likely to slow down – creating a vicious climate change cycle

Lightning seen from Anzac Memorial Bridge on January 15, 2025 in Newcastle, Australia.

Extreme weather is Australia's new normal

Over the last few weeks, parts of Australia have been inundated by rain, scorched by heatwaves and slammed by storms. Is this our country's new normal?

Firemen prepare as a bushfire approaches homes as smoke billows around them

A ‘do nothing’ approach won’t help Australia deal with bushfires as the climate gets hotter

With extreme fire seasons on the rise, combining science, strategic planning and proactive management can help us face these mounting challenges

Education

White, male, British authors still dominate school reading lists

Is Australia's literature curriculum still beholden to its colonial past? New research says it is, with a focus on class and privilege

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