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Australia 2026 Flu Season: Super-K, Vaccines, and ATAGI Advice
Australia's 2026 Super-K flu season: what H3N2 Subclade K really means, the new trivalent vaccine, ATAGI advice, and how to tell flu from a cold or COVID.
Health & MedicineThe Adult ADHD Diagnosis Boom: Why So Many Women Are Finally Getting Answers in Their 30s and 40s
More women in their 30s and 40s are being diagnosed with ADHD than ever before. The surge is finally surfacing what clinicians missed for decades.
Health & MedicineHow Ozempic Is Quietly Becoming a Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder
Semaglutide cut heavy drinking days by 41% in a 2026 Lancet trial of 108 people with alcohol use disorder. Here is the science and why doctors are prescribing it off-label.
Health & MedicineThe Physiological Sigh: The 30-Second Breathing Technique That Outperformed Meditation in a Stanford Trial
A 2023 Stanford trial found that the physiological sigh — a 30-second double inhale, slow exhale — beat beginner meditation for mood and breathing rate. Here's how it works.
Science & NatureHow the Firefly Petunia Glows: The Science of a Bioluminescent Houseplant
The Firefly Petunia glows on its own - no substrate, no charging. Here is the four-gene fungal cycle that put bioluminescence on a windowsill.
EngineeringThe Quiet Engineering Revolution Inside High-Speed Hair Dryers
The brushless 110,000 rpm motor, the airfoil nozzle, the 150°C cap, and the closed-loop heat control together make a real engineering revolution in your hair dryer.
Environment & ClimateThe Microplastics in Your Kitchen Sponge and What to Use Instead
A new 2026 study found that your kitchen sponge sheds up to 4.2 grams of microplastics per year. But the bigger lever is the tap, and here are the swaps that actually help.
Health & MedicineTGA Proposes to Ban Andrographis from Australian Cold and Flu Supplements
Australia's TGA is moving to ban Andrographis from cold and flu supplements after 287 anaphylaxis cases and at least one death. Two decades of warning labels have failed to slow the harm.
Health & MedicineYellow Oleander Hidden in Weight Loss Supplements: The FDA's Ongoing Alert on Tejocote Root and Brazil Seed Products Sold on Amazon
The FDA has confirmed 29 Amazon weight loss products labeled as tejocote root or Brazil seed contain toxic yellow oleander, including a documented pediatric hospitalization.
Health & MedicineMethylene Blue: What Science Actually Says About the Viral Brain Supplement Biohackers Are Dropping in 2026
Methylene blue is the 2026 biohacker brain supplement darling, but the FDA has warned since 2011 that it can trigger fatal serotonin syndrome. Here is what the evidence actually says.
Environment & Climate2026-27 Bushfire Risk: Three La Niñas Built a Black Summer Fuel Load
After three La Niña wet seasons, a Black Summer-scale fuel load is curing across southeastern Australia. Here is how households in four states can prepare ahead of the 2026-27 fire season.
Health & MedicinePaedNEO-VAX: How Australia Is Leading a World-First Trial of Personalised mRNA Cancer Vaccines for Children with Brain Cancer
PaedNEO-VAX, the world's first paediatric trial of personalised mRNA neoantigen vaccines, will enrol up to 70 Australian children with relapsed brain cancer across eight hospitals from 2026, offering a vaccine designed from each child's own tumour.