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Sciences & Technology

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Are you a mosquito magnet? Here’s why and what you can do about it

Some people just seem to attract mosquitoes, but what’s the science behind it? Beer might have something to do with it

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Health & Medicine

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Why is there a shortage of oestrogen patches in Australia… again?

Many people rely on hormone replacement therapy during menopause or gender-affirming hormone therapy – but the recurring national shortages of patches look set to continue

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Do you have a chorus of crickets in your backyard? Here’s why

There’s an explosion of crickets and other insects in Melbourne, here’s why we should embrace these swarms as a cycle of nature

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Health & Medicine

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Did time slow down in lockdown?

For many of us, our perception of time passing fell apart in COVID-19 lockdown, giving us a sense of time-warp – almost like jetlag

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A very, very brief history of time

From watching the heavens to discovering waves of light, relativity and entropy, understanding the nature of time has been a major human endeavour

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Explaining Melbourne’s crazy but predictable weather

Melbourne’s weather is renowned for its variability, but it is still predictable, explained partly by its position on a large hot continent close to the cold Southern Ocean

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Politics & Society

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The geopolitics of Antarctica

Sixty years ago, countries around the world came together at a time of frosty global politics to establish the Antarctic Treaty, but its focus was on diplomacy rather than the environment

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Health & Medicine

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What we do (and don't) know about lupus

Lupus affects millions of people worldwide, now researchers are working to take the next step in treating the disease without ‘turning off’ the immune system

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Sciences & Technology

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Would cockroaches really survive a nuclear apocalypse?

Cockroaches have a reputation for resilience, even when it comes to surviving a nuclear bomb and radiation - but would they really outlive us all?

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Sciences & Technology

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What is déjà vu? What is déjà vu?

Many of us have had the experience of seeing or doing something and it feeling eerily familiar, but what do we know about what’s happening when we get déjà vu?

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