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Logically, how is it possible to use more resources than Earth can replenish?

  • Written by: Bonnie McBain, Tutor in Sustainability Science, University of Newcastle
imageAccording to the WWF, we're living off 1.6 Earths' worth of resources.Kevin Gill/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Since the 1970s, humans have used more resources than the planet can regenerate. This is known as overshoot. The WWF Living Planet Report has reported overshoot every two years since 2000.

However, this fact can inspire some confusion. How can it...

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The NT 'Intervention' led to some changes in Indigenous health, but the social cost may not have been worth it

  • Written by: Graeme Maguire, Professor and Head Clinical Research Domain, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
imageDirect health-care activities accounted for less than one-tenth of the NT Intervention budget. Karen Michelmore/AAP

The measurable health outcomes of the Northern Territory National Emergency Response (NTNER), better known as The Intervention, have scarcely been documented. Health-related assessments have focused on the process itself, perceptions...

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Get headaches? Here's five things to eat or avoid

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
imageDrinking more water can help with headaches. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Last week I had a headache. Two hours in a traffic jam, hot day, no water, plans thrown into chaos. That day I was one of the five million Australians affected by headache or migraine. Over a year one person in two will experience a headache.

Mine was a “tension-type&rdq...

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The off-topic Conversation #126

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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