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One of the things children (and parents) may worry about at the start of the new school year is, will I have friends?

Behaviour of ‘remarkable predators’ also seen off coast of South Africa could affect ecosystem, researchers say

A curvy, curly wind turbine will be put to the test in Australia as researchers and a local start-up look for ways to add more to metropolitan areas.

The extinction of the megafauna – giant marsupials that lived in Australia until 60,000 to 45,000 years ago – is a topic of fierce debate. Some researchers have suggested a reliance on certain plants left some species susceptible to changes in climate.

Arts and health is a broad field defined by its use of the arts to improve health and wellbeing. Practitioners make use of different artistic mediums such as visual arts, creative writing, music, dance, photography and more. This work can take place in hospitals, aged care homes, community centres, theatres,…

What do the ginkgo (a tree), the nautilus (a mollusc) and the coelacanth (a fish) all have in common?

Analysis of fossils from Laos cave suggests Homo sapiens dispersed in region earlier than previously thought

What do you imagine a good night’s sleep to be?

The body clocks of participants in a night shift sleep trial adjusted faster after exposure to circadian-informed lighting.

Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two metres in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct.

The biofilm found on drains and faucets is a breeding ground for microbes that can cause pneumonia and Legionnaires’ disease, researchers found.