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The Conversation Australia and New Zealand is a unique collaboration between academics and journalists that in just 10 years has become the world’s leading publisher of research-based news and analysis. It was founded in Melbourne in 2011.
The Conversation Australia and New Zealand is a unique collaboration between academics and journalists that in just 10 years has become the world’s leading publisher of research-based news and analysis. It was founded in Melbourne in 2011.
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Curiosity drives scientists to ask questions and investigate using diverse methods, always seeking to learn more about the world.
Protect your hearing with noise-cancelling headphones and volume control.
Some plastics like PET and HDPE recycle easily, unlike PVC, which is more challenging.
While counting physical cash gives us a glimpse of global wealth, it only tells part of the story.
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Fluoride is one of the active ingredients that removes plaque and bacteria, which cause cavities.
Once they are high in the air, passenger jets fly at about 925km/h.
Skin is the body’s biggest organ and has many ways of protecting you, which may include making your fingers pruney!
Humanity has long been puzzled by the world’s many languages, and stories like the Tower of Babel try to explain why so many exist.
When you digest food, your intestines produce gas to break it down; the ‘rotten egg gas’ blows the others out of the water with its odour.
Forming a habit takes time and practice, but these tips should make it a bit easier.
A second Trump presidency could mean potential economic shocks for Iran, bolder military action against it and increased protest movements.
Previous searches in the Indian Ocean did not locate any wreckage, although several pieces of debris have washed up over the years.
Refugee and humanitarian aid should be neutral and impartial, but funding is often used as a foreign policy tool to reward allies and punish enemies.
Behavioural changes associated with hot weather may create more opportunities and motivation to act aggressively, including in online speech.
The proposed expansion of the group is an opportunity for the US to craft a Brics-focused foreign policy with an emphasis on addressing global development needs.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first to scale Earth’s highest point, on May 29, 1953. As mountaineering has become more commercial, there are big issues including novices putting lives at risk, overcrowding and environmental degradation.
The Pacific Ocean has always contained radioactivity, including from potassium and tritium, and the small amount to be added by the Fukushima water is not likely to cause any harm.
The Fiji government has identified some 800 communities that may have to relocate due to climate change but almost all of Serua Island’s residents are staying because of deep-rooted links and a sense of obligation to the island.
When the same thing happened 252 million years ago, 90 per cent of all marine species died – but we can take actions to mitigate the effects of climate change.
At least three documented Covid-19 variants of concern are spreading fast around the world, putting vaccination efforts at risk of being derailed.
Giving smaller portions in multiple shots is often better than a large dose of vaccine in a single shot.
By minimising the media’s role at this moment, the US firm will make it harder for people to access good information, at a time when they need it most.
Coronavirus mutations emerged as the number of cases soared globally and as the virus responded to immunity that started to build up in the population.
Beijing appears to be targeting Australian trade to convey its displeasure that a regional united front appears to be forming to contain China’s ambitions.
How did Sars-CoV-2 enter the human population? What are the prospects for a vaccine in the near future? These are among the questions that experts have even as the pandemic reaches a grim milestone.
