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Myopia is a disease, not a refractive error — here’s what that means
Langis Michaud has received research funding from Bausch and Lomb, Neurolens and Fitlens. He has received speaker's fees from ...
With Australian steel and aluminium set to incur US tariffs, global uncertainty will be our next challenge
The next challenge for Australian steel and aluminium exporters, as well as their upstream and downstream counterparts, is ...
Attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania: African court holds government responsible – why it matters
In February 2025, the court delivered a landmark judgment, holding Tanzania accountable for human rights violations against ...
Millions of babies’ lives could be changed for the better with this one simple check
Birth is one of the most critical moments in a person’s life. During this transition, a baby moves from receiving oxygen ...
Porn companies must take strong action to protect privacy and prevent future harms
Rigorous enforcement of content moderation policies and absolute insistence on direct and meaningful consent are critical in ...
Why Russia’s armed forces have proven resilient in the war in Ukraine
There are considerable risks for Ukraine if it chooses to fight on rather than seek a deal to end the war with Russia.
Mysterious radio pulses from space have been tracked down – and the source is not what astronomers expected
Recently, astronomers have been puzzled by an unknown type of cosmic radio signal. A new breakthrough has finally traced one ...
Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go
John Adams signed the Sedition Act in an attempt to silence dissent. Some other Founding Fathers thought that muzzling the ...
The US has lifted its intelligence sharing pause with Ukraine. But the damage may already be done
Denying access to intelligence sharing and satellite information could lead to an existential crisis for Ukraine.
How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections
A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political ...
Pennsylvania’s mushroom industry faces urgent labor shortage − and latest immigration policies will likely make it worse
Kennett Square, Pa., is considered the mushroom capital of the world. The industry depends heavily on immigrants, who work ...
Newspapers cannot justify running Clive Palmer’s Trumpet of Patriots ads as freedom of speech
Journalists have protested their media outlets’ decisions to run the Trumpet of Patriots ads. They were right to do so.