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‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore’: why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs
The moral struggles of guiding tourists through a pristine landscape.
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Does dark energy really exist? Our work identifies cracks in the foundations of today’s cosmological model
The expansion of the universe may not in fact be accelerating, calling dark energy into question.
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Time for a clock change? Congress considers daylight saving time … again
A bill now being considered in the Senate would make daylight saving time permanent, but research suggests moving to standard time would bring more benefits.
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I’m a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they’ll breathe at home
Even small increases in air pollution can increase the risk of serious respiratory illnesses for preterm infants and their risk of having asthma as they get older.
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New Trump book will have readers playing the parlour game: who blabbed?
This account of the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency is full of direct quotes from White House insiders.
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Québec’s Bill 9 doesn’t just ban symbols — it bans obligations
Québec’s Bill 9 demands the public sphere be free of visible religion, even when expressions of religion take are obligations its adherents cannot set aside.
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When a teenager makes the ‘stupid choice’, their brain is working exactly as designed
If a young person trusts the system to deliver a just outcome, their brain’s urgent need for retribution is dialled down.
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Smouldering myeloma: Lauren Laverne’s diagnosis explained
Lauren Laverne’s diagnosis has put smouldering myeloma in the spotlight – a blood condition doctors watch closely but don’t rush to treat.
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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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We set 10,000 traps in search of a rare native mouse. Here’s what we found
The pint-sized pookila faces uncertainty in Queensland, as two experts explain.
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Homer’s Odysseus was never a perfect hero. Christopher Nolan’s film understands this
Hollywood has a habit of rendering complex literary heroes into one-dimensional figures. Nolan’s The Odyssey dodges this trap.