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Editor's Choice
Why mangoes fall before they’re ripe – and how science is helping them hang on
Sophie Jones, The University of Queensland Ever wondered why your mango tree drops fruit before it’s ripe? Each season, mango…
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Most of NZ’s flowering plants grow nowhere else – and Christmas falls in peak blooming season
Philip Garnock-Jones, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Traditionally, the plants associated with Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere…
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Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1?
Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia COVID rarely rates a mention in the news these days, yet it hasn’t gone…
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It’s (not) a new bike! How to manage kids’ gift expectations at Christmas
Elizabeth Westrupp, Deakin University and Christiane Kehoe, The University of Melbourne Holiday celebrations involving gift giving can be roller coasters.…
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Celia Paul and Stephanie Radok have devoted their lives to making art – and writing about it
Carol Lefevre, University of Adelaide Women artists have always struggled to maintain an art practice as the primary focus of…
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Indian Equities Steady Amid RBI’s Liquidity Injection and Market Dynamics
Indian equities have shown a semblance of stability in recent trading sessions, largely thanks to the Reserve Bank of India’s…
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Never move around a flaming dessert’: a scientist explains the chemistry of a Christmas pudding
Nathan Kilah, University of Tasmania Christmas means different things to different people. For me, it’s an opportunity to eat celebratory…
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Aristotle’s Politics has wisdoms and warnings for our age of tech utopias and inequality
Matthew Sharpe, Australian Catholic University If Plato was the first Western political philosopher, Aristotle was the first political scientist in…
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Some words affect us more than others. It boils down to how they sound
Rikke Louise Bundgaard-Nielsen, The University of Melbourne Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate…
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Why is time going so fast and how do I slow it down?
Hinze Hogendoorn, Queensland University of Technology How is it December already? What happened to 2025? And how did we suddenly…
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What is Hanukkah and how is it celebrated?
David Slucki, Monash University; Idan Dershowitz, Monash University, and Yaffa Bart, Monash University Last night, two gunmen fired on a…
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We think of mushrooms as food. But mycelium-based blocks could be the future of construction
Kumar Biswajit Debnath, University of Technology Sydney When mushrooms make the news, it’s often for grim reasons – a mysterious…
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After mass violence, trauma spreads socially. Here are 3 ways you can help reduce it
Tara-Lyn Camilleri, Monash University After mass violence such as the Bondi beach terrorist attack on Sunday, distress does not stop…
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Australia’s national plan says existing laws are enough to regulate AI. This is false hope
Jessica Russ-Smith, Australian Catholic University; Immaculate Motsi-Omoijiade, Charles Sturt University, and Michelle D. Lazarus, Monash University Earlier this month, Australia’s…
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Reddit says it’s not a social media platform. Australia’s High Court is unlikely to agree
Luke Beck, Monash University Reddit is asking Australia’s High Court to rule that it’s not a social media platform and…
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