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How generative AI and physics can help design new antibiotics
Scientists are using AI and physics-based simulations together to design new peptides that will kill previously drug-resistant bacteria.
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Seaweeds are not plants – and six other surprising facts about aquatic flora
The rules for plants can be different in water.
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Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world
Writers from very different places can grapple with the same questions.
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How an El Niño becomes a super El Niño
Climate expert Ioana Colfescu talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about predicting the impact of El Niño.
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Why Denver stopped treating sidewalk repair as a DIY project – lessons for other cities and homeowners
New legislation in Denver created a program to build, repair and maintain sidewalks throughout the city.
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As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease
Montesquieu shaped how Americans understood liberty, and his warning about a ‘tyranny of opinion’ speaks to today’s polarization.
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Comet from another star has a composition unlike anything else in our solar system
The chemical constituents of 3I/Atlas are a sign of its exotic origin.
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How gambling companies use the grey area of sponsorship and ads to reach World Cup viewers
Despite gambling ad bans during live sport in Australia, many World Cup viewers are still being bombarded with betting ads and marketing content.
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Australia’s migration system lacks something crucial: a plan
No one can seem to agree what the level of migration to Australia should be. This is partially because governments don’t really make careful, considered plans.
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Homelessness has been framed as a housing problem in NZ. The reality is more complex
Interviews with 55 Aucklanders reveal how gaps between housing, health, income and justice services can make it harder to find a path out of homelessness.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Julian Leeser on fighting an ‘explosion’ of hate in Australia
The Liberal frontbencher is the opposition’s leading Jewish voice and will soon appear at the royal commission on antisemitism.
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What makes a star a star? A strange ‘in-between’ celestial object is testing astronomers’ boundaries
A ‘failed star’ 1,350 light years away may hold clues about what makes other stars succeed.