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Why defeating ISIS with military might is starry eyed idealism

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imageA Syrian refugee flees from ISIS attack.REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Just this past weekend of July 4, US-led coalition aircraft targeted the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria. It was one of the “largest deliberate engagements to date,” said a coalition spokesman, and it was executed “to deny [ISIS] the ability to move military...

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How does aging affect athletic performance?

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imageAt 42, Chris Horner became the older person to a win a cycling Grand Tour. In this photo Horner climbs during the 186km 18th stage of La Vuelta, Tour of Spain on September 12 2013.Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters

I remember the moment a few years ago while watching TV when I realized that if I were riding in the Tour de France, at age 42 I’d be the...

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What makes siblings from the same family so different? Parents

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imageSiblings often turn out to be very different from each other. Ever wondered why? CC BY

A colleague related the following story: while running errands with her 11- and 7-year-old daughters, a back seat battle began to rage. My colleague’s attempts to diffuse the situation only led to a shouting match about who was to blame for the skirmish....

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  2. NASA mission brings Pluto into sharp focus – but it's still not a planet
  3. Why don't Londoners remember 7/7 like New York remembers 9/11?
  4. An alternative femininity: behind the enduring fascination of Audrey Hepburn
  5. The latest statistics on teenage births are missing a vital ingredient: fathers
  6. Child protection should remove danger but children in Gaza have to live with it
  7. Why the military is divided over Britain's nuclear deterrent
  8. Health Check: when are we most likely to catch viral diseases?
  9. Follow the money: the difficult path to political donation reform
  10. Dumb or dumber? Jim Carrey's anti-vax antics expose the tactics of internet cranks
  11. Greece still has options, as long as panic doesn't win
  12. Senegal's teachers struggle with the clash between science and faith
  13. What's holding back Ghana's progress in reducing maternal mortality
  14. What African countries must do to boost trade among themselves
  15. Abbott leaves Turnbull in Q A limbo
  16. Is a cult of happiness leading us to lose sight of life?
  17. Opera, sexual violence, and the art of telling terrible tales
  18. Grexit fear aside, interest rates should hold: RBA Shadow Board
  19. The off-topic Conversation #50
  20. 'Indigenous people are a polity'. On sovereignty and constitutional recognition
  21. Greece votes No – now Syriza must clarify what that really means
  22. FactCheck: is having a mum and a dad the very best thing for a child?
  23. Meat is a complex health issue but a simple climate one: the world needs to eat less of it
  24. How mandatory treatment for public drunkenness is failing Aboriginal people
  25. Tapping into kids' passion for Minecraft in the classroom
  26. Australia's Chief Scientist on getting our research priorities right
  27. The future of manufacturing in Australia is smart, agile and green
  28. We have a 'show tunes' government, with an arts policy to match
  29. Greece votes No: experts respond
  30. Julian Assange on Google, surveillance and predatory capitalism
  31. Barnaby Joyce worries about Asians thinking of Australia as 'decadent' if gays marry
  32. If you think the eurozone will be safe from Grexit contagion, think again
  33. Why Fanon continues to resonate more than half a century after Algeria's independence
  34. Reduced sentences for murderers reveal the rotten heart of Afghan justice
  35. From avatars to apps: why we still love to go down the rabbit hole with Alice
  36. Government to beef up ACCC to assist farmers
  37. As we remember 7/7, it's time we learned to trust the crowd
  38. Robots can't kill you – claiming they can is dangerous
  39. New method could help estimate time of death for a ten-day-old corpse
  40. Reddit users shut down access in protest at the site's mismanagement
  41. Why it makes sense for BT to shut down its telephone network
  42. African democracy looks very different when viewed from Palestine
  43. Syriza risks an EU exit in a referendum wracked with problems
  44. After 150 years, we still haven't solved the puzzle of Alice in Wonderland
  45. The Tarantino turn in modern opera is ruining it for everyone
  46. Boo to the William Tell protesters: opera must innovate if it's to survive
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Why a Document Destruction Service Still Matters for Modern Businesses

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Bicycle Rack Safety and Space-Smart Storage

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How to Tell if a Childcare Centre Is a Good Fit for Your Child

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Car Import Timeline: What Usually Happens at Each Stage

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