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Why We Always Think We Did More: Understanding Egocentric Bias
Have you ever worked on a group project for school and felt like you did most of the work, only…
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What we know about croc numbers in the NT after surge in floodwater sightings
Recent crocodile sightings in floodwaters in the Northern Territory have prompted widespread concern, particularly in the town of Katherine and…
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Nations will release an extra 400 million barrels of oil to the market. All we need to do now is not panic at the pump
Despite being one of the world’s top exporters of fossil fuels (coal and gas), Australia has little left of its…
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We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
In the three decades between 1993 and 2024, measles in the U.S. was relatively rare – a few hundred cases…
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NAPLAN is being used by some schools as an entrance exam. This isn’t what it’s designed to do
School students around Australia have begun their NAPLAN tests this week. Amid technical glitches during the writing component of the…
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New ban on dangerous rodent poisons is lifeline for our native animals
We’ve just had an epic win for our native animals, such as owls, goannas and eagles. And after years contributing…
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China’s ban on fuel exports is deeply worrying for Australian air travellers
Australia’s vulnerability to liquid fuel shortages and price hikes has intensified amid reports China has told oil refiners to halt…
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How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate
Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into…
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In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America’s
Americans have a reputation for being bad at world geography, and the current U.S. administration is no exception, particularly when…
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There’s a new plan to help First Nations students from daycare to uni. What does it need to work?
The federal government is promising a new policy to guide First Nations students right throughout their education careers. It will…
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The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight
Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43…
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Researchers develop biodegradable, plant‑based packaging from natural fibers – new research
Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting…
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Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential
Scientists are making rapid progress toward a long-awaited goal that could help to reshape cancer care: mRNA cancer vaccines with…
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Magic mushroom‑infused products appear in Colorado gas stations – what public health officials want consumers to know
A Denver food and cannabis investigator became suspicious of PolkaDot-branded chocolate bars sitting next to convenience store energy shots and…
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My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports
Every March, millions of Americans fill out brackets and tune in to watch the NCAA college basketball tournaments known as…
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