Research
Psychedelics are helping people face death with peace in breakthrough trial
A compound from magic mushrooms is being used to alleviate the fear and despair faced by terminally ill patients.
- Henrietta Cook
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This neuroscientist wants you to live forever. Here’s how
What if you could cryonically freeze your brain and be revived in the future? It’s not so far-fetched.
- Cassidy Knowlton
- Exclusive
- AI
Nvidia supercomputer marks ‘new era’ for Australian AI
The world’s most valuable company is building an Australia-first supercomputer that will initially tackle cancer research.
- David Swan
Chinese robot antelope deployed to infiltrate herd
Often operating in sub-zero temperatures, the robot will provide conservationists with vital information on an endangered species.
- George Styllis
‘Honeypot’ profiles of 13-year-old girls were posted online. Predators flocked to one
The social media account of one child attracted five times more messages from suspected predators than another.
- Amber Schultz
‘No safe location’: 829km lightning bolt breaks record for biggest-ever flash
The megaflash spanned the equivalent distance between Sydney and Melbourne.
- Angus Dalton
Scientists tested their homes and cars. They were inhaling 68,000 microplastics every day
The researchers said their results show tiny microplastic particles at 100-times greater levels than previously thought.
- Angus Dalton
French fries that work like Ozempic: The push to make medicine you can eat
Peanuts instead of Panadol and a salad that can kill your appetite could be the results of a new Sydney research project.
- Angus Dalton
- Editorial
- Science
Science fraudster shows independent research watchdog a necessity
It is well past time the government set up a body to hear allegations of scientific misconduct.
- The Age's View
Cancer research misconduct sparks calls for reform
The architect of Australia’s current research integrity system says it isn’t working.
- Liam Mannix