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Health & Medicine
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Revisiting a 100-year-old medical treatment to tackle the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance
Bacteria-killing viruses were used more than 100 years ago to treat infections, and now, as antibiotic-resistant infections increase, researchers are studying how we could bring them back
Education
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We still don’t know how to fix the global teacher shortage
Rigorous, independent evaluation is needed so Governments stop delivering ‘solutions’ for recruiting and retaining teachers that don't work and deliver more of those that do
Environment
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Saving the giants of the Australian forest
Mountain ash forests are predicted to lose a quarter of their trees by 2080, releasing over 100 million tonnes of stored carbon into the atmosphere. But there is a way to limit further loss
Sciences & Technology
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We’re twisting light to move more data
New technology that creates ‘light twisters’ using ultra-thin materials could shape the future of optical communications
Sciences & Technology
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One in three Australian e-scooter fatalities are children
A new study based on media reports finds young Australian e-scooter riders are much more likely than adults to die in crashes on our roads
Health & Medicine
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Why is research into women’s mental health decades behind?
Historically, medical research has excluded women as too complex. But a new study is investigating how the brain may drive alcohol misuse differently between the sexes.
Environment
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Why we all need a 'climate safe room’ (and how to create one)
Our changing climate means homes and workspaces also need to change. By retrofitting buildings, we can create healthier, more sustainable urban spaces
Sciences & Technology
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Neutrinos are the Sun’s secret messengers
Once thought undetectable, huge underground experiments are unlocking the nature of ghostly particles called neutrinos, which could be the key to a deeper understanding of what is happening inside the Sun
Sciences & Technology
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The hitchhikers aphids carry within could make them a major biosecurity risk for Australia
New research into some of Australia’s most significant aphid pests is investigating their genetic resistance and microbes to develop sustainable pest control