International Laws and Treaties Are Failing to Stop a New Arms Race
J. Robert Oppenheimer was the great nuclear physicist, “father of the atomic bomb,” and is now the subject of a blockbuster biopic. But Oppenheimer always d...
A New TikTok Trend Has People Drinking Toxic Borax. An Expert Explains the Risks and How to Read Product Labels
A potentially dangerous trend has gained prominence on TikTok, with a number of people mixing borax into water and drinking it for supposed health benefits.
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Who Lived at Machu Picchu? DNA Analysis Shows Surprising Diversity at the Ancient Inca Palace
Standing atop the mountains in the southern highlands of Peru is the 15th-century marvel of the Inca empire, Machu Picchu. Today, the citadel is a global touris...
Ancient Pathogens Released From Melting Ice Could Wreak Havoc on the World, New Analysis Reveals
Science fiction is rife with fanciful tales of deadly pathogens emerging from the ice and wreaking havoc on unsuspecting human victims.
From shape-shifting a...
7 Easy Ways to Make Healthy Improvements to Your Daily Routine
The proliferation of remote jobs shifted tens of thousands of workers away from offices — but not from their desks. Sedentary habits and inadequate posture in...
What Do the Different Colors of Mold Mean in Your House?
You may be interested (or possibly horrified) to discover you ingest and inhale thousands of tiny life forms on a daily basis, including mold.
The air and su...
The Furry Puss Caterpillar’s Venom Packs a Painful Punch
Did you know venom – a toxic substance injected by one animal into another – has evolved around 100 times?
In our laboratory at the University of Queensl...
All Animal Intelligence Was Shaped by Just 5 Leaps in Brain Evolution
The animal world is full of different types of intelligence, from the simple bodily coordination of jellyfish to the navigation abilities of bees, the complex s...
Volcano Eruptions Are Notoriously Hard to Forecast, but a New Method Using Lasers Could Be the Key
When you hear news reports about volcanoes spewing lava and ash, you may worry about the people nearby. In fact, almost 1 in 10 people around the world live wit...
Why Are There Hopping Mice in Australia, but No Kangaroos in Asia?
The animals in Australia are super-different to those in Asia. This goes without saying; we know Australia is full of weird and wonderful creatures found nowher...
