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Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story
Genetic variation also plays a major role. It doesn’t encode trauma itself, but it shapes traits such as sensitivity to ...
‘My greatest handicap was the attitude of normal people.’ Alan Marshall’s artful polio memoir, I Can Jump Puddles, turns 70
Polio is in the news, with vaccination under threat and recent outbreaks. This makes Alan Marshall’s classic disability ...
We have drugs to manage HIV. So why are we spending millions looking for cures?
Is the cost of research aimed at curing HIV worth it, when HIV can be effectively managed and prevented by existing drugs?
Trump’s worldview is causing a global shift of alliances – what does this mean for nations in the middle?
The US president wants separate spheres of influence dominated by the US, China and Russia. For small states, this new world order poses both risks and opportunities.
Warmer seas are fuelling the dangerous ‘weather bomb’ about to hit NSW
New South Wales residents face a rapidly intensifying major storm expected to bring intense winds, rains and high seas.
The NHS plan to genetically test all newborns sounds smart – until it creates patients who aren’t sick
By 2030, every baby born in England could have their entire genome sequenced under a new NHS initiative to “predict and ...
1 in 3 Florida third graders have untreated cavities – how parents can protect their children’s teeth
Florida is one of the worst states in the US when it comes to access to affordable dental care – and children are suffering ...
Who’s the most American? Psychological studies show that many people are biased and think it’s a white English speaker
The US and other countries have a legal definition of citizenship, yet human psychology and identity politics result in ...
‘Completely unexpected’: Antarctic sea ice may be in terminal decline due to rising Southern Ocean salinity
The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...
Oasis are on the road again. But has the ticket scandal spelled the end of dynamic pricing?
Consumers accept dynamic pricing for things like hotels and flights – but events organisers should proceed with caution.