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How was the first language formed?
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear anthropologist April Nowell explain the origins of language.
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What boom in international students? The total number living in Australia is lower than before the pandemic
The most recent data shows the total number of international students living in Australia is slightly lower than what it was before lockdowns.
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How Sam Neill’s Jurassic Park performance inspired a generation of paleontologists
As Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, Sam Neill portrayed a scientist who was authentic, normal and relatable. For some budding paleontologists, it was life changing.
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Google wants to release 16 million sterile mozzies. Our Australian tests offer a valuable lesson
The results were striking: mosquito populations in towns where our mosquitoes were released declined.
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New laws in Victoria target online trolls and harmful tech designs. How will they work?
The Victorian government says the new laws are ‘nation leading’. But there are several points of concern to address.
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Amid grinding war, protesting Ukrainians still want their voices and values heard at home
The defense minister’s firing was the catalyst, but polling suggests Ukrainians are rallying around a broader fight for freedoms and against corruption.
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Arctic sea ice decline seemed to be slowing – until two record-breaking low-ice winters
New research shows Arctic winter sea ice loss has not stopped – it was temporarily hidden by natural variability.
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Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories?
Trust in science seems compatible with believing almost anything, so long as it is expressed in plausibly scientific terms.
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African entrepreneurs operate in tough conditions: the skills they’ve honed could be useful to others
Businesses across the world are beginning to face the kind of complexity that entrepreneurs in African townships have navigated for years.
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Most Canadian teens have seen graphic violence online, and algorithms — not searches — are to blame
Eighty-five per cent of teens have seen gore online, but only seven per cent searched for it. Current content moderation and safety features aren’t fixing the problem.
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Most Americans support conservation – here’s how the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative got politicians from both parties on board too
An analysis of one major effort shows how to get Democrats and Republicans to agree to spend billions of dollars on a decades-long environmental restoration project.
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What Allegheny County’s new court-ordered mental health treatment program can and can’t do
Allegheny County can now order treatment for people with serious mental illness. But what’s driving results – the order itself or the services behind it?