Bottom line
When it comes to climate change, both the naysayers and the doomsayers are wrong, according to Jonathan Safran Foer.
Science
Nuclear medicine meltdown
Serious problems have been revealed in Australia’s production of lifesaving aids.
Three staff exposed to radiation
Australia’s $200m nuclear medicine facility breached its licence when three staff members were exposed to radiation.
Science innovators, teachers recognised
A record number of women have been awarded the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
NASA’s next generation spacesuits
Bye bye bunny hops. When US astronauts next touch down on the Moon, they will walk almost as they do on Earth.
Foreign comet ‘like one of ours’
The second interstellar object spotted passing through the solar system appears quite like comets formed in our neighbourhood.
‘More heatwaves ahead’
Wet season will come later than normal this year, extending the drought crisis.
‘Sick’ plan to tackle cane toads
The arrival of cane toads in the Kimberley is imminent … but scientists hope a ‘taste aversion’ plan could teach native species to avoid the destructive pests.
Regretful ‘detransitioners’ rise
Regretful “detransitioners” ignored by the upbeat narrative of gender change are entitled to medical help, says an expert.
Flesh-eating bug strikes out
A flesh-eating tropical disease that has inexplicably taken hold in Victoria has jumped north.
Sting in the tale of bee ‘crisis’
Experts debunk Extinction Rebellion myth promoted at rallies.
When handshakes get weird
Experts say there’s a definite point at which a handshakes get uncomfortable.
Time for science, biz to ‘team up’
Peter Yates and Megan Clark are the joint recipients of the 2019 Australian Academy of Science Medal.
Trio win chemistry Nobel
Three researchers have won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
Typhoon threat to games
Fierce tropical storm, predicted to be the most violent to hit Japan this year, could disrupt matches.
New moons put Saturn first
Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82. That beats Jupiter and its 79 moons.
Scientists share physics prize
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved.
Weight gain cancer risk
Adults who gradually become overweight as they age at risk of 13 types of cancer.
Israelis dig up ancient metropolis
Israeli archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a 5000-year-old city they say was among the biggest from its era in the region.
Going where robots can’t
Astronauts have hustled through the first of five spacewalks to replace old batteries at the International Space Station.
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