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Why we still collect butterflies

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imageWhat do collections of dead butterflies do for their still-living counterparts?Andrew D Warren, CC BY-NC-ND

Who doesn’t love butterflies? While most people won’t think twice about destroying a wasp nest on the side of the house, spraying a swarm of ants in the driveway, or zapping pesky flies at an outdoor barbecue, few would...

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Government wants improvement in use of its Iraq contribution

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imageTony Abbott said Australia was talking with our friends and partners about 'how the Iraqi forces might be better helped'.AAP/Dean Lewins

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has flagged that Australia would like to see its substantial military contribution to the war against Islamic State more effectively used.

Abbott said Australia was “talking with...

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Historical texts as literature? We do well to praise EP Thompson

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imageEP Thompson's The Making of the English Working Class brought narrative methods to bear on historical scholarship.Wellcome Trust/WIkimedia Commons

This article is the third in a series examining the links, problems and dynamics of writing, recording and recreating history, whether in fiction or non-fiction. Read part one here and part two here.

Of...

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  5. Orange is the New Black is fast becoming a feminist classic
  6. Every citizen scientist will soon have the tools of a specialist
  7. Osborne introduces his budget surplus law – but he may have a hard time sticking to it
  8. To solve boat people crisis, ASEAN has to engage with Myanmar
  9. What lies behind the rise of jihadist movements in Africa
  10. How to turn lecturers into good university teachers
  11. Early bird gets the sperm ... to the egg
  12. Biology’s holy grail: the species and its controversial recent history
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  15. Why Australia needs to change its view of organised crime
  16. Business confidence got a post-budget boost ... or did it?
  17. Declining NAPLAN participation rates are likely skewing the data
  18. When women receive a 'wife bonus' capitalism is winning
  19. Conservation parks are growing, so why are species still declining?
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  21. Ancient DNA reveals how Europeans developed light skin and lactose tolerance
  22. Drunken monkeys? Only humans really don't know when they've had enough
  23. It’s a crying shame when Nobel laureates are exposed as sexist
  24. Obama's use of regulation to make environmental policy: not unusual and not illegal
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  27. Why anti-gay sentiment remains strong in much of Africa
  28. Judge's comments hurt efforts to protect all children from abuse
  29. In sport's drug-testing arms race, the cheats are usually a step ahead
  30. Greece must accept reform proposals before time runs out
  31. Labour should forget 'Saint' David Miliband – he fluffed his chance
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  36. Time to end Europe’s disgrace of holding Greek people hostage
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