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At an old steel site in Pittsburgh, bacteria evolved to survive – and eat – industrial pollution
Decades of pollution at Pittsburgh brownfields left bacteria that evolved to survive it – and maybe help clean up contaminated soil.
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Your robotic vacuum is a witness: What home robots mean for evidence, privacy and the law
Laws against surreptitiously recording someone extend to home devices like robot vacuums, but those recordings can still be used against you in court.
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Nato is concerned about the threat from Russia. But it isn’t panicking – yet
Facing an increasingly aggressive Russia and with equivocal commitment from the US, Nato faces a number of important challenges.
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Children from armed forces families have extra educational challenges – especially those with Send
Having to move home and school can mean disrupting trusted adult relationships and the loss of access to established support.
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Why the places we love in books can never quite be found in real life
From Hardy’s Wessex to Brontë country, literary tourists may be chasing places that never quite existed as they imagine them.
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Australia’s vast Nullarbor Plain hides deep caves that can teach us about alien worlds
It might appear featureless, but one of the world’s largest limestone regions hides a remarkable underground world.
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Why AI consciousness could become the next great societal divide
Ideally, experts should guide this debate. Unfortunately, they disagree too.
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Houthi offensive in Yemen adds to fear that Iran war could escalate into a wider global conflict
Recent events in Yemen could drag Saudi Arabia into the conflict.
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Life just got tougher for international students under new visa rules. Why is this group being targeted?
The federal government will make it harder for international students to bring their families with them to Australia, among other changes.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Matt Canavan on why One Nation is ‘not really compatible’ as a Coalition partner
The Nationals leader said he’ll do ‘whatever it takes’ to beat the Labor government – including not ruling out a move to the lower house before the next election.
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Grattan on Friday: Burke delivers overdue migration baby, but is it sturdy enough to withstand the critics?
Tony Burke was late to announce the government’s migration policy which will be wedged between those who think the changes don’t go far enough and critics who believe they’re draconian.
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Why the story of urchin barrens and kelp forests is more complex than we thought
Sea urchins eat kelp – but new research shows their diets and relationships with kelp forests are more complex than commonly thought.