Why does motor neurone disease take so long to diagnose? And can it be treated?

By Peter J. Crouch, Professorial Fellow, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, The University of MelbourneMay 22, 20261 save

Motor neurone disease can strike people who are young and fit. And there’s no cure.

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Science Politics & Society

CSIRO is cutting climate science jobs. This is what’s at stake for Australia

CSIRO has been the custodian of Australia’s climate modelling through decades of shrinking budgets. Sacking scientists will change this.

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Deputy Director, Engagement and Impact, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University·May 21, 2026

Nautilus

They Call It Stupid Hot For a Reason

How heat muddles animal brains The post They Call It Stupid Hot For a Reason appeared first on Nautilus.

Marta Zaraska·May 23, 2026

The Conversation

Rare 567-million-year-old fossils refine our understanding of early animal evolution

When it comes to evolution, a few million years can really matter.

Anthony Clarke, Research Fellow, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University·May 20, 2026

Nautilus

Gaze into the Stunning Crystal Ball Nebula

And see a vision of the past The post Gaze into the Stunning Crystal Ball Nebula appeared first on Nautilus.

Jake Currie·May 22, 2026

Literary Hub

How This is Your Brain on Music Transformed Neuroscience

Twenty years ago, when This Is Your Brain on Music was published, the idea that music could be studied with the tools of biology and neuroscience was a niche one. When it came out, I was junior faculty at Northwestern,

Elizabeth Margulis·May 20, 2026

Aeon

Being small

Nobody quite recovers from being a child: the asymmetry of power between parents and children always leaves a trace- by Tom WooldridgeRead on Aeon

Tom Wooldridge·May 22, 2026