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Line dancing exercises your mind and memory as well as your body. But the benefits aren’t just for older people.
An ancient band of thousands of precisely aligned small pits stretching 1.5 kilometres across the Pisco Valley in Peru has baffled experts for almost a century.
Tropical cyclones can be even more deadly – and for a wider range of reasons – than we ever thought.
Giraffes might be about as tall as a land animal can get.
Stephen ‘Shorty’ Jamieson has been behind bars since 1988. Fresh research critically examines the confession that put him there.
Dissociation is the brain’s way of protecting itself from overwhelming stress or emotion, and it’s often linked to trauma.
A new study shows gluten itself is rarely the cause of gut problems, whatever people think. But symptoms are real. So what’s really going on?
Grip marks, blood and fire damage hint at the fascinating history of a non-returning boomerang.
New research surveying more than 10,000 Australians has found people feel better about the nation than in years prior, but strong divides remain.
Informal voting at federal elections has more than doubled since 1987. New research shows why some young people spoil their ballots.
Research asking AI models to describe and generate pictures reveals they see a bright, sensational world of generic images.
Children with more than one developmental condition – such as ADHD, autism or others – are at risk of depression or anxiety too. And health systems need to adapt.
The way someone forms emotional bonds with their caregivers as a child can increase the risk they’ll be violent to a partner later in life. But other factors play an important role.
We can’t prevent violence against women and children without tackling men’s heavy alcohol use.
Health care is responsible for up to 7% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing the use of disposable products could reduce this footprint.
The crisis facing local journalism is playing out the world over. A new report charts what other countries are doing in response and what Australia can learn.
Seasonal workers are often considered to be expendable, cheap labour. New research across three states has found they’re also subject to crowded accommodation.
Generative AI changes how we see – and how we decide what’s real.
New analysis of young Australians in 2010 and again in 2024 show women have become more supportive of stereotypical gender roles. Here’s what might be behind it.
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Transport, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Sean Ulm is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Research Associate in Behavioural Science at the Institute for Climate Risk & Response, UNSW