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Women have the right to health care in prison. This should extend to freezing their eggs
Punishment for a crime shouldn’t extend to denying women’s fertility when they’re released from prison. Here’s why.
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Are the US and Iran back at war? Why bombing your way to peace won’t work
Escalating a conflict is paradoxically one way to end it. But this strategy can be flawed, particularly in a region like the Middle East.
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Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era
Commercial operators are launching more rockets and carrying more passengers than ever before. But international space law was written in the 1960s.
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I built a maths model to simulate the World Cup a million times. Find out your team’s chances
An expanded tournament means traditionally strong nations may not all progress as far as usual at the World Cup.
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A 5.3 million-year-old whale graveyard has been found on the floor of the Indian Ocean
Chinese scientists have discovered hundreds of ancient whale carcasses deep in the Diamantina Zone off the coast of Western Australia.
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Earth’s energy imbalance has doubled – here’s why that matters
A key climate warning sign just hit a record high.
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Good news for renewables: southern Australia’s offshore winds will stay strong even as the climate changes
Strong, reliable winds blowing over Australia’s southern seas make offshore wind farms appealing. These winds are set to stay strong.
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How Silicon Valley misreads The Lord of the Rings
For Tolkien, any place can become “Mordor”, when the desire to benefit others turns into the will to dominate them.
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A right mess: how mining, media and politics interests are combining to influence public debate in Australia
The big question now is how this new media-politics-money combination will form an effective force on the right of Australian politics.
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I used sound waves to make espresso. It could cut coffee-brewing energy use by 75%
‘Ultrasonic espresso’ made with cold water and high-frequency sound waves uses less energy than the traditional version – and taste tests show it’s just as good.
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Warming winters are changing NZ’s landscapes, bringing insect pests, smaller fruit and carbon loss
Warmer winters mean insect pests like wasps will likely spread further, while weedy plants and rats invade alpine zones, shrinking the refuge for endangered birds.
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Australia’s huge ‘forever chemical’ lawsuit focuses on the cleanup – not human health. Why?
It’s the largest lawsuit ever brought by the Australian government. But what is the $2 billion forever chemicals case meant to achieve?