6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (446+ words) Obesity might be to blame for part of the increase in cancer among young people, a study in the UK has found, but the causes largely remain a mystery Colorectal, or bowel, cancer is one of the forms of the…...

15+ hour, 37+ min ago  (333+ words) Robots can now run a half-marathon faster than humans and are rapidly homing in on the 100-metre sprint record. But why are companies so keen to create speedy robots that have no obvious application in homes or factories? A humanoid…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago  (453+ words) Millions of dollars are being spent on wagers predicting measles outbreaks in the US, which could help researchers modelling the spread of the disease New York State Department of Health Commissioner James Mc Donald talking in New York last year…...

13+ hour, 37+ min ago  (655+ words) The idea that everything that exists can be built from the bottom up has long held sway among physicists. Now, a new kind of science is under construction that centres conscious experience " and might unravel the universe's biggest mysteries Imagine…...

21+ hour, 37+ min ago  (970+ words) A revolutionary cancer treatment is now being applied to a wide range of autoimmune disorders. Columnist Michael Le Page finds it is proving to be even more effective than expected Illustration of T-cells attacking a growing cancer cell Our immune…...

20+ hour, 37+ min ago  (671+ words) The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz has seen energy prices soar, but thanks to solar panels and a home battery, Alice Klein pays just A$25 (13) a month for her electricity, even when charging an electric car or running…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (731+ words) Scientists were shocked to find that the Houtman Abrolhos Islands" coral reefs survived a prolonged extreme heatwave in 2025 virtually unharmed, which may reveal how to protect corals elsewhere The Houtman Abrolhos Islands, off Western Australia, where corals appear to be…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (878+ words) You may think of the high-fat, low-carb eating plan as a faddish way to lose weight. But the keto diet is now being used to tackle conditions from severe depression to bipolar disorder and anorexia, with transformative results If you…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (410+ words) Coincident with the rise of the dinosaurs, a large landmass filled most of the Arctic circle, potentially contributing to global cooling that advantaged the famous reptiles By Bas den Hond Dinosaurs could survive in cold conditions, as illustrated by Beipiaosaurus,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (368+ words) NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has been searching for exoplanets since its launch in 2018, and it turns out it may have found plenty more of them than we had thought An artist's impression of a star with two planets transiting…...