Anatomy of a monster:Inside the one-in-1000-year hurricane that smashed Florida
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Anatomy of a monster:Inside the one-in-1000-year hurricane that smashed Florida

It began as a tropical disturbance,then transformed into a category 5 monster hurtling towards the US coast. Here is how Hurricane Milton left a trail of destruction.

  • byNick O'Malley,Matthew Absalom-Wong andTom McKendrick

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The prime spots for a chance to see the rare aurora

The prime spots for a chance to see the rare aurora

If you head outside tonight – and if the weather is kind – there’s a chance you’ll be treated to a spectacle in the sky.

  • byLiam Mannix
‘It’s almost beyond belief’:Findings blast Australia’s biggest carbon offset scheme

‘It’s almost beyond belief’:Findings blast Australia’s biggest carbon offset scheme

The scheme under question is the fifth-largest nature-based carbon abatement scheme in the world,making the adverse findings of global significance.

  • byMichael Bachelard
Taste-testing the lab-grown future of meat and milk

Taste-testing the lab-grown future of meat and milk

Dozens of companies are trying to grow,ferment or even 3D-print meat substitutes. Here’s how they stack up against the real thing.

  • byLiam Mannix
Ice-cream,TikTok:How a public school chemistry teacher won an award from the PM

Ice-cream,TikTok:How a public school chemistry teacher won an award from the PM

Leung was awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Secondary Schools on Tuesday night for her creative teaching strategies.

  • byChristopher Harris
Doctors had their phones checked at a Sydney conference. The results were filthy

Doctors had their phones checked at a Sydney conference. The results were filthy

There’s a reason this geneticist wipes his phone fives times a day.

  • byAngus Dalton
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Can sleeper trains replace air travel? I tested the Melbourne-Sydney route
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Can sleeper trains replace air travel? I tested the Melbourne-Sydney route

Sleeper trains are having a moment in Europe. Could they be a solution to the climate crisis in Australia?

  • byLiam Mannix
Sammy,28,beat the odds by double despite a rare fast-ageing disease

Sammy,28,beat the odds by double despite a rare fast-ageing disease

Progeria,also known as Hutchinson–Gilford syndrome,causes people to age rapidly,leading them to appear older than they are.

  • byGianluca Semeraro
To some,‘tapping’ therapy is a cure-all. To others,it’s pseudoscience

To some,‘tapping’ therapy is a cure-all. To others,it’s pseudoscience

A type of energy psychology also known as “emotional freedom techniques”,tapping is an alternative therapy with a growing number of adherents,but critics say it lacks any scientific basis.

  • byLiam Mannix
‘A middle-aged lab rat’:24 hours inside Australia’s first metabolic chamber

‘A middle-aged lab rat’:24 hours inside Australia’s first metabolic chamber

Being cooped inside a high-tech chamber may not be everyone’s idea of fun – but it’s the most exact device yet for unlocking the mysteries of our metabolism.

  • bySarah Berry
The ‘plant-like’ structure in humans that could block tumours
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The ‘plant-like’ structure in humans that could block tumours

Australian scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between plants and humans which could help in the treatment of cancer.

  • byAngus Dalton