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August 6, 2026

Fruit and honey fuelled the early evolution of the human brain

Jennie Brand-Miller, University of Sydney; David Raubenheimer, University of Sydney, and Les Copeland, University of Sydney

Intelligence is an energetically expensive luxury. And a new study in Science shows meat has never been the main fuel source for our ancestors.

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June 12, 2026

Why drinking alcohol makes you reach for chips and nachos

David Raubenheimer, University of Sydney; Amanda Grech, University of Sydney, and Stephen J Simpson, University of Sydney

Alcohol stimulates a hunger for protein. And if it’s not satisfied, it persists.

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June 7, 2026

How the food industry shapes your child’s fussy eating

Juliet Bennett, University of Sydney; Alex Broom, University of Sydney, and David Raubenheimer, University of Sydney

Making Nutella sandwiches for lunch again? The food industry has you in a bind, a new study shows.

Dentes de tubarões jovens são mais finos, com projeções para agarrar presas pequenas e escorregadias, como peixes e lulas, mas depois projeções desaparecem e eles se tornam mais largos, grossos e serrilhados para cortar ossos e carne de mamíferos marinhos, como focas e baleias. Ken Bondy/iNaturalist

February 12, 2026

Tubarões‑brancos mudam formato de dentes à medida que crescem e envelhecem

Emily Hunt, University of Sydney; David Raubenheimer, University of Sydney, and Ezequiel M. Marzinelli, University of Sydney

Os dentes dos tubarões-brancos não são armas estáticas, mas registros vivos da mudança no estilo de vida e dieta dos animais.

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January 27, 2026

Great white sharks grow a whole new kind of tooth for slicing bone as they age

Emily Hunt, University of Sydney; David Raubenheimer, University of Sydney, and Ezequiel M. Marzinelli, University of Sydney

The teeth of white sharks are not static weapons but living records of a shark’s changing lifestyle.

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December 10, 2025

Parents find Health Star Ratings confusing and unhelpful. We need a better food labelling system

Juliet Bennett, University of Sydney; Alex Broom, University of Sydney, and David Raubenheimer, University of Sydney

In new research, parents described Australia’s Health Star Ratings as ‘misleading’, ‘not helpful’ and ‘on the wrong product’.

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