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Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The long read: In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence?

Researchers from a variety of institutions have found a naturally occurring unconventional superconductor, miassite. Only impurities have thus far masked this mineral's true nature, but lab testing and synthesis reveal its true potential.

Inspired by Nature, Moonray’s spring-summer collection, Equilibrium, envelops traditional crafts and dyeing techniques within the fold of sustainable fashion and modern design sensibilities. While plant-based dyes and eco-friendly fabrics are the cynosure of the range that hit the store’s shelves mid-February, it is the three-dimensional floral bouquet details on the garments that…

AlphaGeometry, an AI developed by DeepMind, solves complex geometry problems at the level of the International Mathematical Olympiad.

Vote against formal geological recognition of ‘age of the humans’ is claimed to have violated committee rules

Researchers in China have developed a super-high capacity optical disk format which is claimed to be able to hold up to 125TB of data and hope they will be commercialized to address any upcoming data crunch.

Study in Nature shows smoking's lasting impact on immune responses, influenced by BMI, cytomegalovirus, and modifiable lifestyle factors.

The traditional belief that innovation is geographically bound to office spaces is being challenged by empirical evidence.