It wasn’t just race and politics that motivated Voice to Parliament ‘no’ voters, new research shows
A new study debunks popular explanations for the ‘no’ vote.
Foreign organisms are invading Antarctica on plastic ocean debris
The arrival of foreign species threatens Antarctica’s wilderness ecosystems.
Irish monkeypox study finds 98.6% of patients were homosexual, 28.3% had HIV, and one had 75 sex partners in 21 days
53.2% of the monkeypox patients in Ireland were foreigners.
100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea
During the Cretaceous period much of north-eastern Australia was underwater.
The secrets of Maya child sacrifice uncovered using ancient DNA
Most of the Maya human sacrifice victims were children, and some were twins.
Whites are biased towards Black applicants when evaluating diversity statements, study finds
White evaluators were more likely to recommend Black applicants for university admission.
Stunned scientists failed to give study participants Covid during the pandemic: ‘Can’t get people infected’
Not a single challenge trial volunteer developed a sustained Covid infection.
Liberals are three times more biased against those with opposing views than conservatives, study shows
Liberals are also more likely to rate conservatives as prejudiced.
Japan suffered sharp cancer death rate increase after 2/3rds of population had 3+ mRNA Covid vaccines, new study finds
The study found particularly large increases in six types of cancer.
Why did modern humans replace the Neanderthals? Our larger group sizes may have given us an edge and led to their extinction
Humans took over the world while Neanderthals went extinct, but it’s not because we were smarter.
Captive chimpanzees stay in self-imposed ‘invisible cages’ even when given more freedom, study shows
The findings mirror a psychological effect termed “learned helplessness” seen in many species, including humans.
‘Long Covid’ was fake all along and the term is harmful, bombshell new study finds
‘Long Covid’ symptoms are indistinguishable from those suffered after other viruses.
White Democrats are driving America’s partisan divide on immigration, study reveals
Republican attitudes on immigration issues have held steady since the 1990s.
New Zealand’s vaccine mandates had ‘substantive’ negative consequences, new research finds
The mandates had limited effect on increasing vaccine uptake, and significant negative consequences.
Five signs that you might be right-wing
Simon McCarthy-Jones of Trinity College Dublin reveals why people develop right-wing views.