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This never-before observed behaviour can tell us a lot about whale intelligence.
The existing tax fails to capture a fair share of our vast gas exports.
Yes, telehealth has improved access for people seeking ADHD treatment. But a new study suggests it’s also a money spinner.
Yet another longstanding mathematical question has been resolved by AI – and it feels a little different from the ones that have come before
If you’ve got low back pain, you’ve probably heard the advice to go for a swim. Now the evidence shows they were right.
For every generation over the last century, Australian women have been more religious than men. But these charts show gen Z is different.
New video captures what whale sharks do when nobody is watching.
Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with bows, arrows and daggers – and new research shows they weren’t just for decoration.
For one thing, there’d be a much higher rate of brain cancers in the decades since mobile phones were widely adopted.
Young workers, in particular, are affected, losing out on opportunities to advance their careers.
Unlike all other mammals, seals can hear both in the air and underwater. How do they do this?
Anthropic says there is something lurking inside Claude that looks a lot like the ‘global workspace’ one influential theory of consciousness depends on.
New mathematical modelling shows the first smallpox epidemic among Aboriginal people in the Sydney region may have spread thousands of kilometres and lasted decades.
When we’re awake, our imaginations are quite different. But what about our dreams?
‘Silicon sampling’ promises easy answers to tough questions about human behaviour – but the reality is more complicated.
We tend to think of recycling, repair and reuse as part of an environmentally responsible way of life. But they are also key to many artists’ work.
A new project renewed traditional net-making practices on Widjabal Wia-bal Country in northern New South Wales.
Today, plate tectonics carry water into Earth’s depths. But this deep water cycle goes back much further.
Autonomous vehicles work much better than many people think – and much worse. Some simple changes to our roads could make them safer.
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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