With ‘damp drinking’ and ‘zebra striping’, Gen Z are embracing moderation – not abstinence – from alcohol

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Fewer young Australians are drinking. And when they do drink, they are drinking less and less often than previous generations at the same age. Its a trend happening all around the world. The proportion of young people who...

What do the changes to IUD access mean for Australian women?

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Ahead of the governments response this week to a Senate inquiry into access to reproductive health care in Australia, the government has announced new measures to make it easier to get an intrauterine device, or IUD....

How rural English women used scrapbooks to commemorate the death of Winston Churchill

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Sixty years ago, on January 24, Britons gathered around their radios to listen to the sombre BBC announcement that Sir Winston Churchill had died at the age of 90. Others learned about the news at church, as they listened...

The EU was built for another age – here’s how it must adapt to survive

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To European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Europe is like a Volkswagen Beetle an iconic car produced by a once-mighty German manufacturer which has been struggling to adapt to a new world. Europe must shift...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to know

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Right now, approximately 20 billion red blood cells are busy travelling through your blood vessels. They are delivering oxygen to all the different tissues in your body and removing carbon dioxide to be breathed out of...

How the war in Ukraine has made flying worse for the climate

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Some long-haul flights connecting Europe and Asia are emitting 40% more CO₂ since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, my new study shows. The spike is largely due to airspace closures above conflict zones...

AI is transforming the search for new materials that can help create the technologies of the future

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From the bronze age to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, the discovery and development of new materials has been a driving force in human history. These novel materials have helped advance technology and shape...