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The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature
Earthquake scientists rely on distant seismic instruments to infer how faults rupture during large earthquakes. This video ...
Only 3 years left – new study warns the world is running out of time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change
Planet Earth is living on borrowed time, a new global report reveals. The world must stop burning fossil fuels now and take ...
Boko Haram conflict: Nigeria’s army is failing the widows of dead soldiers
The research focused on Nigerian widows who lost their husbands in the Boko Haram conflict, and the extent to which the ...
Liberals easily win most seats at Tasmanian election, but Labor may form government
While the final results in Tasmania’s second election in 16 months won’t be known for days, the Liberals are well ahead – but ...
After yet another election, Tasmanians are left wondering what the point of it was
The poll was brought on by a no-confidence vote. But after delivering a re-hung parliament, Tasmanians don’t seem to have much confidence in their MPs either.
How the QAnon movement entered mainstream politics – and why the silence on Epstein files matters
The foundational belief of many of the QAnon followers is that Donald Trump is the heroic figure fighting the elite pedophile ...
About a third of pregnant women in the US lack sufficient vitamin D to support healthy pregnancies − new research
Vitamin D has long been known to play essential roles in boosting immune health and protecting the nervous system. New ...
Israel is exploiting the vacuum left by southern Syria’s sectarian clashes and a weak state
Several days of bitter sectarian fighting in the south of Syria has brought the fledgling government in Damascus dangerously ...
Exercise could ease symptoms for people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) – new study
CLL can mean fatigue, fear and years of waiting but new research shows that staying active helps people feel better – and ...
Automatic voter registration: a huge step forward for democracy – and a chance to bring missing millions into elections
The UK government has announced planned changes to elections which it claims to be “the boldest and most ambitious change to ...
WA had the highest rates of Indigenous child removal in the country. At last, the state is finally facing up to it
After decades of trauma that’s still being felt today, the state has launched a redress scheme for survivors of the Stolen ...