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What brain regions control our language? And how do we know this?

  • Written by: David Abbott, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Epilepsy Neuroinformatics Laboratory, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
imageOur language abilities are enabled by a co-ordinated network of brain regions that have evolved to give humans a sophisticated ability to communicate.[bastian.]/Flickr, CC BY

The brain is key to our existence, but there’s a long way to go before neuroscience can truly capture its staggering capacity. For now, though, our Brain Control series...

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Sixty years on, the Maralinga bomb tests remind us not to put security over safety

  • Written by: Liz Tynan, Senior Lecturer and Co-ordinator Research Student Academic Support, James Cook University

It is September 27, 1956. At a dusty site called One Tree, in the northern reaches of the 3,200-square-kilometre Maralinga atomic weapons test range in outback South Australia, the winds have finally died down and the countdown begins.

The site has been on alert for more than two weeks, but the weather has constantly interfered with the plans....

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The science is in: gardening is good for you

  • Written by: Chris Williams, Lecturer in urban horticulture, University of Melbourne
imageTime spent weeding, potting and pruning can be as good for the gardener as it is for the garden.Image from www.shutterstock.com

As the weather warms and days lengthen, your attention may be turning to that forgotten patch of your backyard. This week we’ve asked our experts to share the science behind gardening. So grab a trowel and your green...

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Public support for climate action on the up after dark days: Climate Institute survey

  • Written by: James Whitmore, Editor, Environment & Energy, The Conversation

Public support for action on climate change is rebounding despite political uncertainty, according to survey results released today by The Climate Institute.

According to the poll, 65% of Australians think the nation should take a leadership position and 77% agree that climate change is happening, up from 70% in 2015.

The Climate Institute’s...

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  1. The real lesson from South Australia's electricity 'crisis': we need better climate policy
  2. Closing Victoria's Hazelwood power station is no threat to electricity supply
  3. Why we need an independent authority to oversee tertiary education
  4. Australian companies have more work to do on tax transparency
  5. Old vs New: the next generation of the space industry
  6. Social media can damage body image – here's how to counteract it
  7. What does Trump's rise mean for the past, present and future of celebrity politics?
  8. Not conservative, reactionary: The flawed case against same-sex marriage
  9. A New Democratic Enlightenment?
  10. How heterosexual couples are protesting marriage inequality
  11. Will the hack of 500 million Yahoo accounts get everyone to protect their passwords?
  12. Let's meet in the middle on schools funding, not continue the trench warfare
  13. What do the newspapers _really_ tell us about the lock hospital histories?
  14. Gonzo: we need to talk about young men and porn
  15. The internet helps us translate 'social capital' to economic benefits
  16. The price of connection: 'surveillance capitalism'
  17. Suspending welfare payments unlikely to boost school attendance
  18. Banks can target service before sales to avoid a banking royal commission
  19. BP in the Bight: why the planned oil spill response is too slow to protect the coast
  20. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the government's approach to welfare
  21. Business moves on climate as the Paris Agreement gets closer to sealing the deal
  22. Policy versus populism: what can we expect from the first presidential debate?
  23. What's behind Indonesian authorities' desire to control LGBT sexuality?
  24. Vital Signs: Lowe makes the case for 'good' government debt
  25. Friday essay: the Australian Mosque
  26. Gonski model was corrupted, but Labor and Coalition are both to blame
  27. Intelligence review must tackle anxiety around information-gathering, privacy and security
  28. Everything you wanted to know about US elections but were afraid to ask
  29. The more work-life balance we have the more we want: global study
  30. Australian investors want bankable projects that help us adapt to climate change
  31. Why psychology lost its soul: everything comes from the brain
  32. How the Australian galah got its name in a muddle
  33. Speaking with: Bad Pharma author Ben Goldacre about how bad research hurts us all
  34. A green and happy holiday? You can have it all
  35. Grattan on Friday: Morrison reminds everyone Porter is walking in his steps
  36. The hard sell of stem cells: we need a better way to protect patients from harm
  37. Explainer: why the Japanese economy is stuck in a holding pattern
  38. Liberal director Nutt cold on foreign donation ban
  39. The Great Barrier Reef's 'new normal' is a forlorn sight
  40. Why Christine Lagarde says women are the answer to the world's economic growth problem
  41. Beyond the war of words: how might the Australian media's coverage of China affect social cohesion?
  42. Race to the White House: foreign policy disputes, first presidential debate, and Trump Jnr's tweet
  43. We can already see how a 'debate' about love will lead to violence and hate
  44. ASEAN goal to eradicate drugs in the region leads to disregard for human life
  45. More at-risk young people are turning to private VET providers
  46. No, cutting your car's carbon emissions won't cost you more
  47. The revolving door: why politicians become lobbyists, and lobbyists become politicians
  48. Birmingham prepares for fundamental changes to Labor's Gonski funding model
  49. Explainer: the nine swing states that will decide the next US president
  50. DNA reveals a new history of the First Australians

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