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We recreated the legendary heatwave summer of 1976 in today’s climate – here’s what we found
For 15 consecutive days, temperatures were over 32°C. Today, heatwaves are 3°C or 4°C hotter.
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The contested legacy of Edmund Dene Morel – the man who exposed the murderous exploits of King Leopold II in the Belgian Congo
Morel made public the now notorious abuses of Belgian rule in the Congo.
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Vitamin D and calcium supplements may not protect against bone fractures, large new study suggests
A major review of 69 trials finds calcium and vitamin D supplements do little to prevent fractures or falls.
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We found microplastics in hedgehogs – then we traced them back to pet food
Many hedgehogs have become reliant on human-provided food.
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In The Hand of Dante: a striking and ambitious cinematic fever dream
Mysterious, unwieldy and often captivating, Julian Schnabel’s film refuses easy categorisation.
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Free will: does refusing to believe in it make you a ‘bad’ person? Research is challenging this old idea
Research has found that when you manipulate people to doubt free will, bad things happen – including cheating and aggression. But does it hold up?
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Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same
State spending has remained high despite public demands for greater fiscal discipline.
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Citizenship education: primary school children are already able to think politically
Children are already thinking about power and whose voices get heard.
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Helping their friends to read can boost children’s attainment
Children receive support from their partner throughout the session, with their teacher monitoring the interactions in the class.
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How high can a volcano throw lava up in the air?
Volcanologist Martin Mangler explains how volcanic eruptions work to push lava into the air. Listen on the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
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The new Vegemite Kids has 50% less salt. No, that’s not ‘un-Australian’
Here’s what Vegemite Kids will mean for children’s total salt intake. Hint: not as much as you might think.
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Cheap, effective and dangerous: how Australian farmers came to depend on the toxic weedkiller paraquat
Paraquat is banned in dozens of countries – but this cheap imported herbicide is everywhere in Australia.