The frightening new links between air pollution and our health
Air pollution has been linked to peanut allergies, ADHD and memory problems, with male brains particularly susceptible.
- by Angus Dalton
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Woman missing in Kosciuszko for two weeks found suffering snakebite
There were grave fears for photographer Lovisa Sjoberg when a multi-agency team failed to find her in the Snowy Mountains despite days of searching.
- by Angus Dalton
Significant delays on M1 north of Sydney after woman killed on motorway
Emergency services responded to reports a woman had been struck shortly after a crash between three cars and truck near Wyong.
- by Angus Dalton
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Air accident
Qantas pilot and aviation ‘mentor’ among those who died in plane collision
Investigators on Sunday scrutinised the wreckage of two planes that collided on Saturday south-west of Sydney, killing three men.
- by Angus Dalton and Ben Cubby
The sun has just hit peak solar energy. Things are going to get chaotic
Destroyed satellites, power blackouts, crippled GPS and increased radiation are all possible as the sun’s magnetic pole flips.
- by Angus Dalton
Every seven years, the bush erupts. Stand by for a roaring cicada summer
This season is shaping up to be a huge one for the classic greengrocer, thanks to a mathematical quirk that could belie an evolutionary strategy.
- by Angus Dalton
Left- and right-wing brains are wired differently. Can that gap be bridged?
Research has found conservatives have more grey matter in their amygdala, which processes fear, while left-wing liberals have a higher capacity to tolerate uncertainty.
- by Angus Dalton
Hurricane Milton as it happened: Storm moves off Florida coast; multiple dead in St Lucie county
Hurricane Milton has started to make its way off Florida’s east coast. Read Thursday’s live coverage
- by Angus Dalton, Frances Howe and Riley Walter
Doctors had their phones checked at a Sydney conference. The results were filthy
There’s a reason this geneticist wipes his phone fives times a day.
- by Angus Dalton
As it happened Israel-Iran conflict updates: IDF tells more Lebanese towns to evacuate amid ground invasion; Hamas head killed in West Bank strike
The Middle East remains on high alert as the Israeli military orders evacuations from dozens of Lebanese towns and continues to bombard targets in Beirut.
- by Lynette Eyb, Angus Dalton and Lachlan Abbott
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Science
The ‘plant-like’ structure in humans that could block tumours
Australian scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between plants and humans which could help in the treatment of cancer.
- by Angus Dalton
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/by/angus-dalton-p53653