Obesity may be in the genes
As the environment changes, and the population becomes more obese, obesity in itself becomes inheritable.
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Doctor fathered 49 kids
Fertility doctor duped women by using his own sperm — and there may be hundreds more.
Fishers the culprit for plastic surge
Plastic litter in the ocean has trebled since 1990.
Have vegans got it right?
Experts warn even moderate amounts of ham, bacon and red meat are linked to bowel cancer.
Can’t hide those lying eyes
Infidelity is pretty much written all over the faces of some men, a new study suggests.
Farmers replaced British hunters
Migrants from the Aegean arrived in Britain about 6000 years ago and virtually replaced the existing hunter-gatherers.
Questions over walrus deaths
Polar bears, drones and a documentary film crew may have been responsible for a mass suicide of walruses.
Signal strong for satellite centre
Tracking livestock and detecting unlawful boat movements are possible with satellite software developed in Australia.
Great mystery of the perfect slumber
The question of why we need to catch zzz’s on a regular basis is keeping bright minds awake.
Israeli moonshot crashes
Israeli spacecraft Beresheet has crashed onto the moon after a series of technical failures during its final descent.
Musk sticks to Heavy lifting
The most powerful operational rocket in the world has launched on its first commercial mission.
First glimpse of a black hole
For the first time ever, scientists have released a photograph of a black hole, this one bigger than our solar system.
‘Got many mates with polio?’
Paralympian Kurt Fearnley has called out Anthony Mundine’s anti-vaccination comments.
First true image of black hole
Astronomers have unveiled the first photo of a black hole, situated in a galaxy 50 million light years away.
Changing battery not so easy
Spacewalking astronauts completed battery and cable work outside the International Space Station yesterday.
Air key to lava hitting 650km/h
One survivor described the flow from a volcanic eruption as like a terrible wind that trembled the earth, burning all in its path.
Mummy discovery on live TV
A sarcophagus containing an Egyptian high priest was opened during a Discovery special.
Prescient approach to cancer
Prescient Therapeutics says it is set to be the first Australian company to conduct a new “basket” approach to clinical trials.
Top genetic scientist dies at 92
Nobel Prize winner Sydneet Brenner, who helped decipher the genetic code, has died at the age of 92.
‘I hear you, I just don’t care’
In news that will surprise no cat owner, your feline friend knows its name, it just doesn’t respect you.
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