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Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and their guides near Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada as an intense storm brought heavy snow to the region on Feb. 17, 2026. Six of the skiers were rescued, but eight others didn’t survive and another was missing. The region…

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‘I feel I’m making a difference’: how Blak women are working to build safer workplaces

Blak women make up a growing part of the Australian workforce, with 57% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 15 to 64 employed in 2022-23 (the latest figures we have). That’s a significant gain from 45% just four years earlier.

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Even the best writing about science recalls ancient myths

The 15th edition of The Best Australian Science Writing, edited by Zoe Kean and Tegan Taylor, contains 39 essays and stories that “tell tales of the universe that scientists have worked hard to reveal”.

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Racing enjoys special treatment under NZ gambling laws. Why?

Despite the harm it is known to cause to a significant number of New Zealanders, the gambling industry as a whole is commonly defended for its contribution back to the community.

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Is this glass square the long, long future of data storage?

Scientists at Microsoft Research in the United States have demonstrated a system called Silica for writing and reading information in ordinary pieces of glass which can store two million books’ worth of data in a thin, palm-sized square.

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Plummeting fish numbers triggered controversial fishing bans in WA. But no-take zones could benefit fishers

The Western Australian government recently announced the controversial closure of commercial and recreation fishing to prevent a collapse in the populations of under-threat species, such as popular dhufish and pink snapper.

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How to make specialists’ fees fair? It’ll take more than a revamped website

Consumers will soon have a clearer picture of how specialists’ fees compare if legislation before parliament is passed.

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Gambling for children? Why Australia should consider regulating blind box toys like Labubu

If you walk through any major shopping mall in Australia, chances are you’ll encounter products and experiences that are uncomfortably similar to gambling – yet they are available to anyone, including children.

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A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order – shifts users’ political opinions in a more conservative direction.

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The Milano Cortina Olympics: how to manage crowds in an eco-friendly way

Beyond questions of athletic performance, the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics raise questions about climate urgency and growing expectations for environmental responsibility at mega sporting events. Aware of the carbon footprint associated with spectator attendance, the organizing committee has implemented measures to encourage spectators to adopt more eco-responsible behaviours during these…

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How sports betting is changing the way people watch sports

The Seattle Seahawks may have easily dispatched the New England Patriots on Super Bowl Sunday, but a more consequential battle unfolded off the field.

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How Jesse Jackson set the stage for Bernie Sanders and today’s progressives

Jesse Jackson’s two campaigns for president, in 1984 and 1988, were unsuccessful but historic. The civil rights activist and organizer, who died on Feb. 17, 2026, helped pave the way for Barack Obama’s election a generation later as the nation’s first – and so far only – African American president.

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Heart-shaped locket discovery offers rare glimpse into Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon’s marriage

Henry VIII is not remembered as a loving husband. Any English schoolchild can recount the unpleasant fates of most of his six wives with the rhyme: “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.” But though the end of his relationships are famous, less is known about Henry in love.

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Using AI responsibly means knowing when not to use it

Most AI training teaches you how to get outputs. Write a better prompt. Refine your query. Generate content faster. This approach treats AI as a productivity tool and measures success by speed. It misses the point entirely.

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Childhood apraxia of speech: when the brain can’t plan the words

Talking is one of the most complex actions the human body performs, yet the process of turning thoughts into speech is coordinated on millisecond timescales. For some children, the brain struggles to plan the movements needed for speech, turning everyday conversation into hard work. Even forming a single word can…

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Can psychopaths change?

Psychopaths might account for only about 1% of the general population, but they account for a disproportionate share of violent crime.

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Can a psychedelic-induced mystical experience really improve your mental health?

Mystics once spent years meditating in caves in search of transcendence. Today, a growing number of people believe something similar can be reached in a single afternoon with the help of a psychedelic drug. Swallow a capsule of psilocybin or take a carefully supervised dose of LSD and you may…

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Trump claims his pollution rollback will save Americans money – but climate change is raising household costs

Climate change is usually assessed in scientific terms – rising temperatures, sea levels and carbon emissions. But increasingly, it can also be measured in household bills – higher insurance premiums, steeper energy charges and growing costs to protect homes, travel and health. So when US President Donald Trump said recently…

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Why big oil is not interested in Venezuela

After the US captured Venezuela’s president at the start of 2026, Donald Trump promised to “unleash” the country’s oil supply. He wanted companies to invest US$100 billion (£74 billion) to get hold of it.

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The Biba Story: the fashion brand that lifted a drab postwar Britain into the swinging 60s

First conceived as a mail-order-only company in 1963, known as Biba’s Postal Boutique, the brand captured the revolutionary 1960s and 1970s attitude and style, offering trend-seekers affordable, high-fashion aesthetics and glamour akin to Paris catwalks.

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The next cancer breakthrough may be stopping it before it starts

Cancer treatment follows a familiar pattern: doctors spot symptoms, diagnose the disease and start treatment. But scientists are now exploring a radical shift in how we tackle cancer. Instead of waiting for tumours to appear, they want to catch the disease decades before it develops.

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Why it’s impossible for the Olympics to be politically neutral

As the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy play out, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is once again insisting that any sport under its flag must remain politically neutral. The Olympic charter grounds this position in its fifth “fundamental principle of Olympism”, which states that sports organisations within the…

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Nigel Farage unveils ‘shadow cabinet’ team – but why did only three of his MPs get jobs?

Since May 2025, Reform UK has led every poll of general election voting intention. Were an election held today, Reform would be poised to form a government. It would probably be a majority government, too. A party needs 326 seats in the House of Commons to form a majority, and…

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China has turned the page on its aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy – except when it comes to Japan

At the recent Munich Security Conference, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, delivered a rebuke of what he said were dangerous trends of militarism in Japan. In a panel discussion, he pointed out comments made in November by the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in which she suggested Japan could intervene…

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Young Tanzanians are fed up with not getting a slice of the economic action – research

When young Tanzanians poured into the streets on 29 October 2025, most observers saw an election protest. Protests in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza and other cities were met with live ammunition and internet blackouts. There were hundreds of casualties, according to human rights organisations.

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