Science & Health
Modern medicine’s scientific roots in the Middle Ages
Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine. ...
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Sagan’s experiment a guiding light in the search for life
It’s been 30 years since a group of scientists led by Carl Sagan found evidence for life on Earth using ...
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Turning back the clock on the evolution of animals
There are estimated to be nearly 8 million species of animals living today, making up the majority of Earth’s documented biodiversity and ...
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Does AI have a right to free speech?
The world has witnessed breathtaking advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), with ChatGPT being one of the best known examples. ...
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Complexity and the patterns of evolution
Depending upon how you do the counting, there are around 9 million species on Earth, from the simplest single-celled organisms to humans. ...
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Non-overlapping magisteria: Why Gould got it wrong
This article is part of our ‘Celebrate Science’ feature series to mark National Science Week. It was originally published in ...
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Teaching science to children
This article is part of our ‘Celebrate Science’ feature series to mark National Science Week. It was originally published in ...
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Reflections on the erasure of Hellenistic science
This article is part of our ‘Celebrate Science’ feature series to mark National Science Week. It was originally published in ...
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When scientists speak out
Hundreds of scientists protested government efforts to restrict educational access to Western science theories, including Darwin’s theory of evolution, in June ...
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Survival of the fit enough and lucky enough
The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin’s masterful contribution to our understanding of evolution, was penned more than 150 years ago. ...
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Reacting to pandemics
The New Testament (Matthew 11:29) describes the relationship we have – or should have – with Jesus as a kind ...
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The problem with institutional conscientious objection in our healthcare system
On the ABC’s Religion & Ethics website recently, Joanna Howe, a Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide Law ...
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