Melbourne team helped solve the mystery of a killer skin disease

Melbourne team helped solve the mystery of a killer skin disease

A man facing likely death from his own immune system has been saved by an experimental,AI-powered therapy co-developed by a team at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.

  • byLiam Mannix

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Fresh call for rodent bait ban in WA after black cockatoo’s death

Fresh call for rodent bait ban in WA after black cockatoo’s death

A black cockatoo has died in what is believed to be the first case of rodent bait poisoning in the species.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
The frightening new links between air pollution and our health

The frightening new links between air pollution and our health

Air pollution has been linked to peanut allergies,ADHD and memory problems,with male brains particularly susceptible.

  • byAngus Dalton
Australia’s biggest medicinal cannabis company launches legal action over news story

Australia’s biggest medicinal cannabis company launches legal action over news story

Montu is demanding The Age take down a story about its contentious customer referral system and reveal the sources behind it.

  • byLiam Mannix
The sun has just hit peak solar energy. Things are going to get chaotic

The sun has just hit peak solar energy. Things are going to get chaotic

Destroyed satellites,power blackouts,crippled GPS and increased radiation are all possible as the sun’s magnetic pole flips.

  • byAngus Dalton
Why is Australia so rich? This Nobel-winning paper solves the riddle

Why is Australia so rich? This Nobel-winning paper solves the riddle

It might not feel like it,given recent interest rate jumps and a rising cost of living,but we live in a very rich country.

  • byLiam Mannix
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One in seven science papers is not to be trusted,says new science paper

One in seven science papers is not to be trusted,says new science paper

Such a high level of fraud presents an “existential threat to the scientific enterprise”,the paper says.

  • byLiam Mannix
Every seven years,the bush erupts. Stand by for a roaring cicada summer

Every seven years,the bush erupts. Stand by for a roaring cicada summer

This season is shaping up to be a huge one for the classic greengrocer,thanks to a mathematical quirk that could belie an evolutionary strategy.

  • byAngus Dalton
Scientists don’t know if this anti-ageing molecule works. That’s not stopping people from trying it

Scientists don’t know if this anti-ageing molecule works. That’s not stopping people from trying it

NAD is currently being studied for potentially life-expanding benefits. Some people are getting in early.

  • byLiam Mannix
‘Stunning’ hidden tomb found at Petra site featured in Indiana Jones

‘Stunning’ hidden tomb found at Petra site featured in Indiana Jones

Researchers found at least 12 skeletal remains and artefacts – including a ceramic vessel that “looked nearly identical to the Holy Grail” in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

  • byAnnabelle Timsit
Left- and right-wing brains are wired differently. Can that gap be bridged?

Left- and right-wing brains are wired differently. Can that gap be bridged?

Research has found conservatives have more grey matter in their amygdala,which processes fear,while left-wing liberals have a higher capacity to tolerate uncertainty.

  • byAngus Dalton