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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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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.
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12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our Solar System
A process called ‘hot bottom burning’ helped scientists determine the age of 3I/ATLAS.
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Ten years on from the Brexit vote, the UK is still a country of Leavers and Remainers
The ‘Brexit effect’ on political language is one of the most damaging effects of the referendum.
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Andy Burnham: what to expect from the UK’s likely next prime minister
Burnhamism represents a political ideology founded on the need to fundamentally change British constitutional government.
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Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how
There’s a case for greater investment in support for postgraduate education.
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Deed fraud can cause vulnerable Detroiters to lose their homes – here’s why it’s hard to catch the thieves
Deed fraud is a persistent problem in the Detroit area. Only a fraction of victims get justice.
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Can supplements keep your brain sharp? Why the evidence is more complicated than it seems
Researchers need more than memory tests to assess whether supplements affect the brain.
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When climate pressures deepen, the fight against violence becomes harder
With added climate pressures, ending the abusive practice of female genital mutilation becomes more challenging.
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What’s the risk of humans getting sick from bird flu?
The outbreak isn’t widespread, so the risk to humans is low. But it does have the potential to cause severe illness.
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Bird flu is here. Can we stop the spread?
An ecologist explains how Australia can curb the spread of the H5N1 strain.