How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away

It was put on Webb to diagnose and measure any blur in its images. Even nanometres of distortion in Webb’s 18 hexagonal ...

Trump’s ‘shock and awe’ foreign policy achieved a breakthrough in Gaza – but is it sustainable?

Trump’s foreign policy approach is fast-paced and intensely personal. The true test of its success won’t be Gaza, but ...

Beyond Qantas’ data leak, Australian finance companies are also at risk of offshore hacks

As millions of Qantas customers’ data hit the dark web, a corporate watchdog has warned financial services firms about ...

A ‘lack of ambition’ over livestock emissions targets now threatens NZ’s reputation and trade

The government’s weakened methane reduction target mirrors the approach promoted by industry lobby groups but rejected by the ...

It took just 60 years for red foxes to colonise Australia from Victoria to the Pilbara

It only took 60 years for the red fox to spread across Australia. New research could prevent other invasive animals doing the ...

‘Extremely hostile’: Trump lashes China over trade controls but there may be a silver lining

We’ve entered a period where control of a few key resources and trade routes gives countries enormous leverage.

Jim Chalmers unveils major retreat on controversial superannuation changes

Jim Chalmers has watered down from Labor’s changes to superannuation, and fully dumped the plan to tax unrealised capital ...

These Australian women modernist painters were overlooked, and forgotten. A century later, they are in the spotlight

Dangerously Modern, on now at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, marks an exciting new chapter in the project of reclaiming forgotten women artists.

Israelis are hailing Trump as Cyrus returned – but who was Cyrus the Great, anyway?

An ancient clay tablet from Babylon suggests Cyrus’ occupation of Babylon was peaceful. It confirms the return of exiles, but ...
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Noodles, pita bread, rice? How more diverse hospital menus can improve care – and reduce costs

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

A case being argued at the US Supreme Court could undo one of the last remaining protections for minority voters in a Civil ...

For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project

The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be ...