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Suzanne Lang said she did not feel comfortable placing her trust in a commercial provider that stood to benefit financially from her going through with the procedure.

Suzanne froze her eggs – then a calculator gave her a reality check

Australia’s first independent egg-freezing calculator will give women realistic and evidence-based advice about their own chances of having a baby.

  • Angus Thomson and Kate Aubusson

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A whale breaches in the Antarctic near a krill trawler.

Whales go to Antarctica to get fat. Humans are taking their food

First it was Whale Wars, now it’s krill wars. The groups that took on Japanese whaling in Antarctica now have a new industry in their sights.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Entomologist Dr Aola Richards made her name studying these giant cave crickets.

The cave-dwelling trailblazer, her puppy-sized insects and a $40m surprise

Groundbreaking entomologist and enthusiastic caver Dr Aola Richards left millions of dollars to universities to encourage the next generation of insect lovers.

  • Julie Power
Scientist Euan Ritchie has turned to crowdfunding for a research project.

‘Complete joke’: Efforts to reduce funding wait times ends with longer blowout

A long campaign to improve Australia’s sclerotic research bureaucracy has culminated in an extraordinary blowout to grant approval times, leaving scientists despondent.

  • Liam Mannix
A Sydney scientist has turned to a favourite crumpet-topper to fights against antimicrobial resistance.

This crisis kills 100 Australians a week. A solution might be in your pantry

New research has drawn a direct link between the biodiversity of the Australian bush, drug resistance and your favourite crumpet-topper.

  • Angus Dalton
Rocket test

Australian hypersonic plane completes first test flight at five times speed of sound

An Australian-made hypersonic aircraft reached five times the speed of sound in a test scientists say will forge the future of air travel.

  • Michael Koziol
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Marcus Barlow, in a photo taken in 2025 before the stimulator was removed.

‘They don’t work’: Subsidies to be slashed for expensive spinal implants linked to severe injuries

The federal Health Department plans to slash insurance rebates for spinal cord stimulators after concluding there isn’t enough evidence to support use of the expensive, controversial devices.

  • Liam Mannix
French bulldogs are cute but prone to health risks.

These popular dogs can’t breathe or give birth properly. Why do we breed them?

The difficulties that blight pugs and French bulldogs are common in other breeds. However, flat-faced canines trigger strong emotional feelings because they resemble human babies.

  • Angus Dalton
Scientists have mapped Sydney’s radioactivity for the first time.

Scientists mapped Sydney’s radiation. One busy suburb stands out

Soil samples and gamma ray readings have resulted in the first map of Sydney’s radioactivity.

  • Angus Dalton
A release of endangered Manning River turtles that have been bred in captivity back into a wild river.

Hayley’s team took in 12 endangered turtles. Then the hard work began 

Understanding the romantic life of Manning River turtles led to the first successful breeding of the reptiles in captivity and a release of the next generation into the wild Barrington River.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons