A new high resolution digital dataset and map—named Itiner-e—of roads throughout the Roman Empire around the year 150 CE is presented in research published in Scientific Data. The findings increase the known length of the ...
Archaeology
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Plant biologists have developed a method for growing transgenic and gene-edited plants that cuts the slow and expensive process down from months to weeks.
Biotechnology
Nov 6, 2025
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When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They're famous for copying human speech, car alarms, and even ringtone melodies. But what happens when you challenge them with something ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 6, 2025
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Rigid norms of manhood, based in manly confidence and toughness, emotional stoicism, disdain for femininity, and dog-eat-dog banter, are influential among boys and young men in Australia.
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2025
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The New South Wales parliament recently released a report exploring the impacts of pornography on people's mental, emotional and physical health. It's the first state-based inquiry of its kind, and rejects knee-jerk simplifications ...
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2025
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Australia's recycling system has been lurching from one crisis to another for decades. Soft-plastic schemes are collapsing, curbside contamination is on the rise, and states are still struggling to coordinate a coherent national ...
Environment
Nov 6, 2025
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When Britain abolished slavery in its empire in 1833, it paid the equivalent of hundreds of billions today in compensation—not to the enslaved, but to the slave owners. It was an imperfect, morally uneasy compromise, but ...
Environment
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This year's UN climate summit (Cop30) in Belém, Brazil, begins with a familiar dilemma: how can we tackle a highly political, long-term problem that involves every country of the world?
Environment
Nov 6, 2025
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The New Zealand government spends about NZ$51.5 billion each year—around 20% of GDP—on goods, services and infrastructure from third-party suppliers. It's a lot, but how that money is spent matters as much as the amount.
Economics & Business
Nov 6, 2025
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Whether you prefer your spaghetti al dente or soothingly soft, it can be difficult to achieve perfection at home. Many of us will have experienced our pasta disintegrating into a beige mush—particularly for gluten-free alternatives.
Analytical Chemistry
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