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Why is Japan's Olympic marathon shifting cities to avoid the heat? A sports physiologist explains

  • Written by: Chloe Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, Western Sydney University

The International Olympic Committee last week decided to shift next year’s Olympic marathon from Tokyo to Sapporo to protect athletes from the heat.

Tokyo’s average temperatures during the month of August exceed 30℃, with some days reaching 35℃. Sapporo, about 800 kilometres to the north of Tokyo, is expected to be...

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Attorney-General Christian Porter targets Market Forces in push against environment groups

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Attorney-General Christian Porter targets Market Forces in push against environment groupsGreenpeace members protesting at Newcastle port in 2017, calling on the Commonwealth Bank to stop investing in coal.Jaz Kaelin

The government has the activist group Market Forces squarely in its sights as it considers ways to stop environmental organisations persuading financial and other businesses to boycott companies in the mining sector.

It is...

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a small, gentle, important film that reveals the vulnerability of men

  • Written by: Scott McKinnon, Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
a small, gentle, important film that reveals the vulnerability of menGrant, one of the men interviewed in Happy Sad Man. Each of the five men the film focusses on is extremely articulate in describing his experiences with mental illness. Photo: Shannon Glasson

Review: Happy Sad Man, directed by Genevieve Bailey

“I am just me. Put that on the big screen. I’ve got a mental illness. So have you.”

The...

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Curious Kids: how do fish sleep?

  • Written by: Culum Brown, Professor, Macquarie University
Curious Kids: how do fish sleep?The Ringtail Unicornfish, which occurs in tropical marine waters of the Indo-Pacific. All fish sleep, even the weird-looking ones.Bernard Spragg/Flickr

How do fish sleep? Do they keep swimming or do they sleep somewhere? – Anna, age 5, Thornleigh, NSW, Australia.


Nearly all animals sleep. Sleep is very important for refreshing the mind and...

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  1. A new bill keeping 10 year olds out of jail is a good start, but it needs to go further
  2. Is the Morrison government 'authoritarian populist' with a punitive bent?
  3. We asked 13 economists how to fix things. All back the RBA governor over the treasurer
  4. automatic cameras will spot mobile-using motorists, but at what cost?
  5. Strippers on film: battlers, showgirls and hustlers
  6. Opioid dependence treatment saves lives. So why don't more people use it?
  7. the secrets of the Kerguelen Plateau
  8. 'I cheated on a school exam and I feel terrible. How can I get past this?'
  9. How we feel about our cars means the road to a driverless future may not be smooth
  10. Twitter is banning political ads – but the real battle for democracy is with Facebook and Google
  11. Nearly all your devices run on lithium batteries. Here's a Nobel Prizewinner on his part in their invention – and their future
  12. Government to announce more home care packages for aged before Christmas
  13. Involving kids in making schools sustainable spreads the message beyond the classroom
  14. The aged care royal commission's 3 areas of immediate action are worthy, but won't fix a broken system
  15. Australia's hidden opportunity to cut carbon emissions, and make money in the process
  16. Michelle Grattan on the aged care royal commission report
  17. Are the Wallabies' struggles a sign of rugby union's decline in Australia?
  18. There's mounting evidence against cashless debit cards, but the government is ploughing on regardless
  19. Friday essay: thinking like a planet
  20. What time of day should I take my medicine?
  21. As the prime minister heads to ASEAN, trade, Vietnam and China will be high on the agenda
  22. Mosque clean-up shows Hong Kong is a city that stands up for everyone's rights
  23. Dingoes found in New South Wales, but we're killing them as 'wild dogs'
  24. Would you notice if your calculator was lying to you? The research says probably not
  25. Ken Wyatt juggles identity and politics
  26. Boris Johnson sends UK voters to the polls, hoping for the 'right' kind of Brexit. But it just might backfire
  27. 3 in 4 people with a mental illness develop symptoms before age 25. We need a stronger focus on prevention
  28. Robots can outwit us on the virtual battlefield, so let's not put them in charge of the real thing
  29. The science of drought is complex but the message on climate change is clear
  30. In Japan, supernatural beliefs connect the spiritual realm with the earthly objects around us
  31. are military dogs war heroes or just tools? It's time the law protected our furry troops
  32. how new tourism opportunities can empower the traditional owners of Uluru
  33. Don't just blame YouTube’s algorithms for ‘radicalisation’. Humans also play a part
  34. how the ghosts we believe in reflect our changing fears
  35. Hell, no! Halloween is not 'satanic' – it's an important way to think about death
  36. Behind those headlines. Why not to rely on claims robots threaten half our jobs
  37. Planning a baby? A fertility app won't necessarily tell you the best time to try
  38. Choosing a school for your kid? Here's how other Australian parents do it
  39. We made a database to help boost fire safety in our buildings
  40. Ken Wyatt's proposed 'voice to government' marks another failure to hear Indigenous voices
  41. Why water quality should have been an issue when NZ government joined with farm sector to curb emissions
  42. Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn in Melbourne: get your tickets today
  43. The lowdown on Lina Wertmüller
  44. Labor's reset on climate and jobs is a political mirage
  45. Sydney lockout laws review highlights vital role of transparent data analysis
  46. static growth, but more original productions
  47. Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention
  48. Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mystery
  49. Proposed indigenous 'voice' will be to government rather than to parliament
  50. here are 7 ways our nature laws must be fixed

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