How long for the perfect boiled egg?
Switching between hot and cool water will produce the optimal boiled egg balance between a firm white and creamy yolk – for those who can be bothered.
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Researchers caution against activists’ anti-red meat agenda
The guaranteed benefits of eating red meat outweigh the “low-certainty” evidence used to discourage its consumption, researchers say.
A sting in the tail
They’re the bane of summer days at the beach. But who knew bluebottles were so beautiful, and so interesting?
Alarming toxic cookware study deeply flawed
Demonising ‘the old plastic spatula’, an American study has had to walk back its findings after falsely claiming dangerously high levels of contamination in plastic cookware.
Trump vows to plant flag on Mars, omits mention of Moon return
The US President’s goal to reach the Red Planet has sidestepped the Artemis program that he championed during his first term in office.
‘How will we operate during a conflict if GPS is disabled?’
After his firm has made a clock that’s accurate to one second in 40 million years, Professor Andre Luiten turns his attention to a problem of national security.
Innovator uses power of AI to change lives
Amid the deep fakes and ‘brain rot’, Australian innovator Farzaneh Ahmadi harnessed the technology likely to define the next decade in order to bring hope to thousands.
‘Gobbledygook’: Children share frank reviews of Nobel prize winners’ work
Leading researchers have agreed to have their work ‘peer reviewed’ by youngsters. Could the results help solve science’s communications problems?
Rinehart, Stokes get new fly-in neighbours
A stretch of parkland between the Perth homes of Kerry Stokes and Gina Rinehart will be converted into a habitat for the endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoo.
Brain slower than internet
We process information very slowly – but our senses are much faster, researchers say.
Microplastics linked to cancers, infertility
A scientific review of the effect of microplastics has found they cause infertility and are associated with colon cancer.
Plibersek to consider vital new evidence on at-risk parrot
Tanya Plibersek has agreed to consider new research bird experts say should stop a $1bn wind farm in its tracks.
BOM out of climate driver confusion
After last year’s wetter-than-usual El Nino summer, the weather bureau will tone down the emphasis on individual climate drivers.
NT loses space base after land council ‘failed’ to extend lease
The company behind the Arnhem Space Centre blamed the Northern Land Council for making the project untenable in the NT, with the spaceport to move to a Cape York site.
Jab could save baby elephants from deadly virus
A new vaccine could protect Asian elephants from a disease that is a threat to captive and wild populations alike.
Aussie team wins ‘Nobel for tech’
A University of Melbourne team has won the Association for Computing Machinery’s Gordon Bell Prize for the development of the first quantum-accurate simulation of biological systems.
Bowen’s COP out leaves our AUKUS partners surprised
The Albanese government has been forced to defend ‘outlawing’ nuclear energy after rejecting an invitation from its AUKUS security pact partners to join a global move to speed up the spread of civilian nuclear energy.
Darwin voyagers’ message of hope
As modern conservationists grapple with a changing world, a crew of intrepid sailors seek to rechart the path laid by Charles Darwin, leading them to Sydney.
Bloodsuckers hit the treadmill in batty experiment
By making the mammals run, researchers have found that they transform blood into energy in a matter of minutes, just like some insects.
Indigenous knowledge ‘can solve contemporary problems’
Aboriginal leader Marcia Langton says Australia needs to make more use of the Indigenous know-how developed over millennia.
‘Out of control’: scientists plead over wind and solar farm destruction
Ardent supporters of action on climate change are warning of another looming crisis: damage to sensitive ecosystems to make way for renewable energy. They say it’s time for a rethink.
Crows can murder a grudge for 17 years
The birds can harbour a grudge for as long as 17 years against those who upset or threaten them, a scientist has found.
Labor slammed on fire ants response
A federal inquiry warned the government to take the threat of fire ants seriously or it would come back to bite us. Experts say the Albanese government’s response is extremely disappointing.
China takes great leap in race to build a moon base
The Australian’s North Asia correspondent witnessed China’s space launch on Wednesday, the latest step in Beijing’s moon-base plan which has rattled Washington and its allies.
Delaying Plibersek unites salmon farming foes
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has managed to unite all sides of the divisive salmon farming debate – on what they see as her failure to do her job. The minister argues she’s just following due process; some claim she’s election-focused.
Covid doubles heart attack, stroke risk for years
Heart attacks and strokes are expected to stay prevalent in past Covid patients for years after infection, a new study indicates.
Brain volume impacts ADHD, Parkinson’s: study
The largest-ever brain imaging study of its kind has found genetic variations linked to multiple cognitive conditions, seeking to find the ‘genetic essence of humanity’.
Samples collected for first national DNA database
DNA samples from diverse communities around Australia are being gathered to form what is hoped to be first national genetic biobank.
Bat with bite puts end to ore plan
Rio Tinto and its partner in the Rhodes Ridge joint venture have informed regulators they will no longer push ahead with a long-awaited proposal to mine the Giles Mini deposit near Newman due to its impact on potential roosting sites for the vulnerable Ghost Bat.
Nobel winner issues AI alert
After receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics, British-Canadian AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, who shared the prize with John Hopfield, warned that the technology he helped create could lead to the subjugation of humanity.
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