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how do scientists know evolution is real?

  • Written by: Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University
how do scientists know evolution is real?Darwin wondered: what if species change over time in response to their environment?Shutterstockhow do scientists know evolution is real?

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How do scientists know that evolution is real? – Emily, age 11.


how do scientists know evolution is real?

In science, we look at the evidence and try to find the theory that best...

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Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the Pacific

  • Written by: Joe Scutt Phillips, Senior Fisheries Scientists (Tuna Behavioural Ecology), Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Tens of thousands of tuna-attracting devices are drifting around the PacificFish are attracted to floating objects, especially with dangling ropes or nets. WorldFish/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

Tropical tuna are one of the few wild animals we still hunt in large numbers, but finding them in the vast Pacific ocean can be tremendously difficult. However, fishers have long known that tuna are attracted to, and will aggregate around,...

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Fiji’s ancient hill forts and what we can learn from them

  • Written by: Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, School of Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
Fiji’s ancient hill forts and what we can learn from themWhile most Fijian settlement is costal, new research into mountain settlements can teach us about this country pre-colonisation. Pictured is the Seseleka hill fort, 420 metres above sea level.Patrick Nunn

Far away from Fiji’s golden beaches and turquoise seas lies what might appear to many people – visitors and Fijian alike - another...

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Gonski’s vision of 'personalised learning' will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatons

  • Written by: Alan Reid, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of South Australia
Gonski’s vision of 'personalised learning' will stifle creativity and lead to a generation of automatonsThe general idea of personalised learning is where teachers help students understand key concepts through individualised learning and group work.from shutterstock.com

The education debate in Australia becomes tangled when the same key concepts are used by various groups and individuals to mean very different things.

Take the concept of...

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