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The US and China are planning Moon bases. It could help improve life on Earth
Lunar architecture isn’t just an engineering challenge. At its heart, it is about understanding human experience at the extremes.
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Call for Applications: Indigenous Affairs Editor-in-Residence — The Conversation Canada
The Conversation Canada invites applications for our newly designed Indigenous Affairs Editor-in-Residence.
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Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading
Most people absorb social media content without questioning it. Switching to active reading is one of the most practical defences against misinformation.
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Universities have a vital role to play in tackling climate change
Universities must develop an intentional, place-based approach to research and teaching that’s organized around a region’s unique and specific problems.
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Morocco’s hidden history: archaeology, DNA and carbon dating rewrite the story of the ancient world
New research shows northwest African communities actively shaped connections and exchange between many cultures.
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The youth jobs crisis fuelling India’s Cockroach Janta Party protests
Economist Rosa Abraham talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about a new youth protest movement whose symbol is a cockroach.
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Students branch out and climb trees to learn up close how to care for them and why they help cities flourish
Cities benefit from trees, which can cool concrete sprawls and improve air quality.
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The international legal order is broken: 2 key shifts needed to fix it
Most states know that without widely understood and accepted international laws and principles it would be harder to resolve their disagreements peacefully.
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Cracks in the International Space Station are causing air leaks – how much longer can it remain habitable?
A worsening leak on June 5 forced five crew members to prepare for an emergency evacuation.
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Caps are coming for domestic uni places, but the government also wants to grow student numbers. Can this work?
Federal Education Minister Jason Clare has introduced a bill under which universities face new caps on their domestic student numbers.
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85% of kids are still using social media despite ban. But we need a new measure to judge its success
The full effects of the ban may not be clear for a decade.
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We checked 2000 museum specimens and discovered a tiny new ‘ferocious’ Australian mammal
Using sophisticated genetic technology and 100-year-old museum specimens, we uncovered a new planigale species.