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Health & Medicine | Analysis

What are drugs like Ozempic doing to the brains of people that binge eat?

New medications are reshaping how people eat, but we need to be wary of their potential impact on people with eating disorders

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Environment | Research

Speedy bearded dragons are sprinting towards danger

A study monitoring the activity of lizards in the Australian wild found that, surprisingly, the fastest lizards are also the most likely to die

Sciences & Technology | Quiz

Can you solve the skeleton puzzle?

‘Minimum obstacle skeletons’ could be used to optimise mass telecommunications and transport networks. But first, we need to solve a puzzle

Sciences & Technology | Research

The 100-year journey from quantum science to quantum technology

Health & Medicine | Research

AI joins the fight against superbugs

Politics & Society | Research

Guidelines are helping the media cover attacks like Bondi Junction the right way

Arts & Culture | Analysis

The complex cultural politics of writing fiction in ‘someone else’s language’

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In Pursuit of Knowledge

Explore ‘In Pursuit of Knowledge’, our series that brings together experts to examine and illuminate the critical issues of our time

Politics & Society

Opinion

The changing nature of oligarchy in Indonesia

The oligarchic spectrum in Indonesia shows how economic power is translated into political dynastic power

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Health & Medicine|Podcasts

The science of coughing

Coughing is an important human defensive reflex - it keeps our airways clear - but there’s a big difference between a good cough and a bad cough

Health & Medicine|Go Figure

Do you really get sick as soon as you go on holiday?

We all look forward to holidays. But does it ever seem that as soon as you take a break, you get sick?

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Health & Medicine|Research

But I got my flu shot? Why the flu vaccine works for some and not others

Research has found out why some people aren’t immune to the flu even after they’ve had the vaccination

Sciences & Technology

Research

Growing evidence for evolving dark energy could inspire a new model of the Universe

The South Pole Telescope has mapped our skies in more detail than ever before, strengthening our understanding of dark energy and the expansion of our universe

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