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Galactic archaeologists find stars in the Milky Way came from another galaxy 12 billion years ago
The Milky Way contains a fossil record of galaxies it has absorbed.
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From the coasts to the plains, bird flu could threaten not just birds – but their homes
From raucous honeyeaters to top predators, Australia’s birds are vital to nature.
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Australian beekeepers can’t tackle Varroa mite alone. Here’s how we can help
The honeybee-killing Varroa mite is marching across the country, as two experts explain.
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Australia must move up the AI ‘value chain’ to capture maximum value from the technology: Andrew Charlton
The assistant minister argues Australia needs to leverage its data centre advantage and translate that into benefits and growth for the broader economy.
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With religious hostility surging in Australia, we need to rethink our approach to religious education
My research has found religious education can encourage critical thinking in children, instil kindness and tolerance, and help expand students’ worldviews.
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Why a vote on taxing California’s billionaires is being watched around the world
A push in California to tax billionaires will be an important test of the political power of the rich – and the health of US democracy.
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Oral exams are making a comeback to stop AI cheating. But they have their own problems
An oral exam can show how students have meaningfully engaged with a topic. But it shouldn’t be used as a litmus test for AI use.
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4,000-year-old rock painting in Indonesia offers clues to one of humanity’s greatest migrations
The age of the rock art at Wetar means it could be one of the earliest places outside of Taiwan to document the Austronesian migration.
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For Indigenous people, connection to Country can be a preventive health measure
When Indigenous people are displaced from or denied access to Country, measurable declines in mental health, physical health and emotional wellbeing follow.
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NZ has spent years preparing for H5N1 bird flu. For some species, it may not be enough
With H5N1 now in New Zealand, protecting the most threatened birds will involve difficult decisions, careful prioritisation – and sometimes chance.
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Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional
Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.
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What India’s ‘cockroach’ protests reveal about youth, solidarity and hope
The Cockroach Janta Party protests are significant not just as a reaction to one judge’s insult, but because the way the movement has organized offers a hopeful model of democratic solidarity.