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The Waters Become Corrupt, the Air Infected” – How Ancient Greeks and Romans Dealt with Environmental Damage
Today the perilous state of the environment is often in the news. Many stories describe how Earth is being damaged…
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Why Do Humans Have Equal Numbers of Male and Female Babies? New Genetic Study Seeks Clues
We know that boys and girls are produced in much the same frequency. But how – and why – is…
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How Tech Can Help Kids Connect with Nature
RasaBasa/Shutterstock Young children’s lives are increasingly spent indoors. They have less access to green spaces, their parents are concerned about…
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Nobel Economics Prize: How Colonial History Shows the Importance of Strong Institutions – Expert Q&A
Image Credit: Telegraph India This year’s Nobel memorial prize in economics has gone to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of…
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How Do Heat Protectants for Hair Work?
Image Credit: Dmitrii Pridannikov/Shutterstock Heat can do amazing things to change your hairstyle. Whether you’re using a curling wand to…
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The Science of Happier Dogs: 5 Tips for Their Best Life
Image Credit: Bigzumi/Shutterstock Mia Cobb, The University of Melbourne When you hear about “science focused on how dogs can live…
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30 Years Ago Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction Shook Hollywood and Redefined Cool Cinema
Image Credit: Ben McCann, University of Adelaide What might be the most seismic moment in American cinema? Film “speaking” for…
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An unbroken night’s sleep is a myth. Here’s what good sleep looks like
What do you imagine a good night’s sleep to be? Often when people come into our sleep clinic seeking treatment,…
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Well-Behaved Women – A Musical Delight but Historically Lacking
Women have long turned to the past to understand their place in the present. Many “great women” of history have…
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Is Big Tech Harming Society? Research Is Being Manipulated by Big Tech
For almost a decade, researchers have been gathering evidence that the social media platform Facebook disproportionately amplifies low-quality content and…
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Are Men More Emotionally Disconnected? What Can Be Done About It?
Image Credit: FotoDuets/Shutterstock Many of us are worried about loneliness and isolation, and both decade-old and recent data suggest they…
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Israel’s Past Invasions of Lebanon: Will This Time Be Different?
Image Credit: Al Jazeera Following a massive bombardment of Lebanon, Israel has begun a land invasion of its northern neighbour.…
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Desert Sands Reading: Indigenous Wildlife Tracking Fuels Major Project
As animals move across the desert, they leave tracks, diggings and droppings. For skilled trackers, reading these signs is like…
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Why Are Pandemics Increasing? Our Impact on the Planet Explains It
Image Credit: ImageFlow/Shutterstock Pandemics – the global spread of infectious diseases – seem to be making a comeback. In the…
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The ‘Best Comet of the Year’ Is Here: Everything You Need to Know
Image Credit: AstroStar/Shutterstock In January 2023, a new comet was discovered. Comets are found regularly, but astronomers quickly realised this…
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