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Bird flu has claimed its first Australian sea lion and dolphin. How does the virus get into these animals?
How does a dolphin or seal even get bird flu? Most likely through contact with sick birds – or eating their carcasses.
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Trump’s thumbs-up to Irish reunification breaks with precedent, but evokes earlier age of White House support
Trump waded intro controversial territory with his comments in Ireland.
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How would One Nation’s immigration plan affect the labour market and economy?
Reducing the number of people on student and graduate visas may reduce migration numbers, but it could also weaken demand for Australian goods and services.
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Australia’s data centre build-out carries risks for the economy – and inflation
The rush to build data centres brings investment and the promise of a sophisticated digital economy. But it also creates new pressure on housing and skilled workers.
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Is pasta a type of noodle? The surprisingly serious debate over two beloved carbs
Like many food debates, this one is tangled up in culture, history and power.
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How does the menopause drug Veoza work? And how is it different to hormone therapy?
Some women can’t take hormone replacement therapy to alleviate hot flashes and night sweats. This medication is one alternative.
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How bacteria hijack viruses to shuffle their own DNA
Bacteria have transformed some viruses — now called gene-transfer agents — into a means of exchanging genetic material among themselves.
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Pittsburgh’s kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city’s vaccine legacy
Pittsburgh helped pioneer the polio vaccine. Now, as measles cases rise across Pennsylvania, an epidemiologist explains the disease and the vaccine that prevents it.
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Incorporation law gave Big Tech state-like power. Can it now help rein it in?
Governments can curb corporate power. But first we need to understand how corporate law allows private ventures to accumulate power that can endure for generations.
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A Cree psychotherapist reflects on relationship, belonging and the illusion of a fixed self
An Anishinaabe storyteller and healer from Serpent River First Nation shares Ojibwe teachings on suffering, acceptance and Ceremony as ways of connecting Indigenous healing wisdom with psychological practice.
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AI music lawsuits raise questions about American companies and Canadian arts
A recent survey of working musicians in Canada points to a growing discontent about AI in music, and points to how we could gain a music industry that allows Canadian music to flourish.
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How war and sanctions are reshaping how Russia governs its vast territory
Support settlements are now at the forefront of Russian federal spatial policy and they tell us a lot about how the land lies in Russia today.