Research
Found in cheddar cheese and mushrooms, this could be the key to fertility in older age
A common compound sold as an anti-ageing supplement may be the “holy grail of fertility” – for mice at least.
- by Angus Dalton
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Space
How do you break Australia’s satellite drought? Hitch a ride with Elon Musk
Australia’s first research satellite in 20 years is heading to space in a bid to boost the nation’s cosmic sovereignty.
- by Angus Dalton
‘Stealth bombers’: Why swooping season is getting worse
We’re in the thick of swooping season – here’s how busting magpie myths can help you avoid the suburban stealth bombers.
- by Angus Dalton
Underwater cyclones off Sydney are giant floating laboratory’s next mission
Massive heated whirlpools that occur off the Australian coast are the focus of a fascinating new multimillion-dollar mission.
- by Angus Dalton
Nobel Prize in Medicine for scientists who paved the way for COVID vaccines
The discoveries of Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and could be used in the future to create other shots.
- by David Keyton and Mike Corder
Pangea Ultima: Earth’s next supercontinent will spell the end of human supremacy
Modelling shows that in 250 million years, Australia will swing up into China as the world’s continents crash back together. But widespread temperatures of between 40 and 50 degrees would seal our fate.
- by Angus Dalton
New nuclear medicine factory to replace ageing site at Lucas Heights reactor
The improved facility, where radioactive drugs used to diagnose cancer will be produced, will be built at the site of Australia’s only nuclear reactor, in southern Sydney.
- by Liam Mannix
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IVF
‘I’d do it 1000 times over’: IVF success rate rises and researchers have figured out why
After a year of failing to conceive, one IVF cycle was enough for Bella Templeman to experience the joy her son has brought.
- by Laura Banks
Seven lifestyle factors reduce your risk of depression. But why?
New research explores how connection, sleep and other lifestyle factors can mitigate the risk of depression.
- by Sarah Berry
Charlotte is just two, but has dementia. Few know her condition exists
Charlotte Colley was diagnosed with Cockayne syndrome, one of more than 150 rare genetic disorders scientists have identified as causing dementia in children.
- by Angus Thomson
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Illness
It’s more than a shake or a shuffle, and you can get it young. Inside the world of Parkinson’s
Every year more than 11,000 Australians discover they have Parkinson’s, and they’re not all over 65. What’s it like to live with the condition? And what’s the breakthrough offering fresh hope?
- by Angus Thomson