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Transgender youth and their families struggle to find gender-affirming care – even in states where it’s still legal

Imagine this scenario: In late 2025, a social worker sits down with a transgender teenager and his parents. The family is trying to decide whether, and when, to begin gender-affirming hormone treatment.

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Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra-steady rulers – detecting faint motion, magnetism and gravity for navigation, medicine and science

Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for prime time, but quantum sensors are already doing useful work. These sensors measure fields, forces and motion so small that ordinary background noise can drown them out. Some sensors are already in daily use, while others…

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Solar activity follows an 11-year cycle – here’s how it controls eruptions and solar flares

When you look up at the sky on a sunny day, the Sun might seem like a bright spot, unchanging in the sky. But the Sun is a complex, dynamic celestial body, wrapped in electrical currents and magnetic fields that constantly move and tangle as it rotates. At times the…

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For the first time in a decade, the next election could be less secure than the one preceding it

With the 2026 midterms less than six months away, the Election Security Group would normally be busy helping prepare the nation’s election infrastructure. The federal task force typically briefs Congress on upcoming threats and engages with state and local leaders to game out scenarios ranging from ransomware to critical infrastructure…

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Beyond regulation: Why committed leadership will decide Canada’s energy future

The Canadian government’s discussion paper, Getting Major Projects Built in Canada, represents a significant and long overdue shift in how it approaches major infrastructure and energy development.

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What AI taxis and robots can learn from bees

Even advanced technology can struggle when the real world becomes unpredictable. In April 2026, a Waymo robotaxi in San Antonio, Texas, drove into a flooded lane during severe weather, prompting the company to recall about 3,800 vehicles for a software fix.

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How you map numbers in your mind isn’t universal, even among people who read the same language

Imagine taking out a 12-inch ruler and finding that the number 12 is on the left side and the number 1 is on the right side. For most native English speakers, this would be disorienting. We are used to seeing the numbers move from smallest to largest, from left to…

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Taiwan Travelogue wins 2026 International Booker – a deftly translated tale of food, love and history

Set in 1930s Taiwan under Japanese colonial rule, Taiwan Travelogue follows fictional Japanese novelist Aoyama Chizuko and her Taiwanese interpreter, Ō Chizuru (or Ông Tshian-ho'h), as they journey across colonial Taiwan by rail, encountering its diverse local food cultures. But Taiwan Travelogue is far more than a historical travel narrative.…

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European countries reach new agreement on human rights – here’s what it means for the UK’s immigration debate

The 46 countries bound by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) have signed a new declaration on migration, setting out how they believe human rights law should apply to migration issues.

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Why digital IDs are back on the UK government’s agenda

In the recent king’s speech, King Charles outlined a series of UK government proposals, including plans to move forward with digital identity through the digital access to services bill.

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Can supplements containing NMN, NAD+ and resveratrol really slow ageing? Here’s what the evidence says

As more people look for ways to stay younger for longer, the supplement industry has moved beyond creams and cosmetic fixes to something more ambitious: products that claim to slow ageing by acting on cellular processes.

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Cathedrals by Claudia Piñeiro is a gripping Argentinian crime story about gender violence and the weaponisation of religion

Cathedrals is the latest work by Argentinian crime writer Claudia Piñeiro to be published in English by Charco Press, in a translation by Frances Riddle. The crime is the murder and dismemberment of 17-year-old Ana Sardá 30 years ago. Yet, as ever in Piñeiro’s work, nothing is quite what it…

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Why early medieval Ireland had laws for bees

Who owns a swarm of bees? And what happens when they stray onto a neighbour’s land?

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How switching to smarter lighting can cut energy bills and boost your health

Lighting accounts for almost 8% of the world’s energy usage. It makes up around 10-20% of domestic energy bills, with an even higher proportion in commercial premises like offices.

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How does street lighting impact wildlife and when should we turn off the lights?

As part-night lighting (i.e., turning off streetlights in the middle of the night) becomes more widespread among local authorities, three studies focusing, respectively, on robins, toads and bats show that, often, turning off the lights for a few hours is not enough to restore natural night. In terms of biodiversity,…

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For decades, Australian institutions have displayed stolen human remains. But there’s a way forward

The RA Rodda Pathology Museum at the University of Tasmania, established in 1966, is currently in possession of about 2,700 human body parts. At least 177 of these were obtained without consent from their loved ones.

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New ‘AI scientists’ are improving – but reveal their fundamental limits

Many of the most exciting discoveries in science involve highly specialised knowledge and making connections between far-flung facts. Scientists must combine deep analysis with broad reasoning strategies.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Margaret Thornton on the landmark Tickle v Giggle transgender case

Last week, the Federal Court found a transgender woman, Roxanne Tickle, had been directly discriminated against when she was removed from a women-only social media app, Giggle for Girls.

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15 Australian companies switched to a four-day work week. It went surprisingly well

In a 1930 essay, British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that in 100 years time, technological advances would have displaced so much human labour that people would be working 15-hour weeks – if they worked at all.

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Is it safe to use cake decorating dusts and dyes? 2 experts explain

Have you ever baked or decorated a birthday cake?

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Further post-budget polls have Labor down, but retaining a clear lead

One Nation has gained one to three points in all five federal post-budget polls. The YouGov and Morgan polls agree with the Resolve poll in having Labor down, but retaining a clear lead.

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One year after their brief war, how close are India and Pakistan to another conflict?

A year has passed since conflict broke out between India and Pakistan, briefly raising fears of an all-out war between the two nuclear powers.

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Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion second

Since March, the world has watched live as a humpback whale lay stranded on a sandbank in German waters, far from the North Sea.

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Does the flu vaccine give you the flu? 5 questions about the vaccine answered

Winter is coming, and with the cold weather comes respiratory viral infections, including influenza.

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Philadelphia will celebrate Ona Judge Day to honor Martha Washington’s enslaved maid who made a daring escape to freedom

On the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself.

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