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what has the search for extraterrestrial life actually yielded and how does it work?

  • Written by: Danny C Price, Astrophysicist, Swinburne University of Technology
what has the search for extraterrestrial life actually yielded and how does it work?The Parkes Observatory radio dish, the second largest telescope in the southern hemisphere, has a 'multibeam' receiver which can search 13 places in the sky simultaneously for signs of intelligent life. Shutterstockwhat has the search for extraterrestrial life actually yielded and how does it work?

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Hong Kong is one of the most unequal cities in the world. So why aren't the protesters angry at the rich and powerful?

  • Written by: Toby Carroll, Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of the most unequal cities in the world. So why aren't the protesters angry at the rich and powerful?A Hong Kong student holding a sign detailing the protesters' demands from the government.Fazry Ismail/EPA

There have been many explanations for the turmoil in Hong Kong, which is now heading toward its 16th weekend. However, the powerful links between the economic and political elites in the city and the grossly inadequate system of governance they...

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Shark nets and culls don't necessarily make Australian beaches safer

  • Written by: George Roff, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Shark nets and culls don't necessarily make Australian beaches saferAAP Image/Sea Shepherd Australia

Most of the 24 million annual visitors to Queensland don’t notice the series of seemingly innocuous yellow buoys at many popular beaches. Beneath the waves lies a series of baited drumlines and mesh nets that aim to make Queensland beaches safe from the ominous threat of sharks.

Earlier this week the Queensland...

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Afghanistan’s suffering has reached unprecedented levels. Can a presidential election make things better?

  • Written by: Safiullah Taye, Phd. Candidate and Research Assistan, Deakin University
Afghanistan’s suffering has reached unprecedented levels. Can a presidential election make things better?A supporter of Ashraf Ghani takes part in an election rally in Kabul last month.Jawad Jalali/EPA

After months of delays and uncertainty, Afghanistan is set to hold its presidential election on Saturday. This election, the third since the overthrow of the Taliban regime in 2001, has critical implications for the political stability and security of...

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  2. Why can't Australia be friends with both US and China?
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  4. The Australian art market has flatlined. What can be done to revive it?
  5. India is reforming education for the first time since 1986 – here's why Australia should care
  6. Typhoons and other disasters force Japan to rethink its city vs rural living plans for the future
  7. Scott Morrison's dance with Donald gets up Beijing's nose
  8. The UK Supreme Court ruling on suspending parliament is a warning for Australian politicians
  9. Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?
  10. sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolves
  11. Warren placed second after Biden, as Trump's ratings rise. But could the impeachment scandal make a difference?
  12. Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?
  13. A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there is still time to act
  14. Defiant Scott Morrison tells the world Australia is 'doing our bit' on climate change
  15. 8 reasons why impeaching Donald Trump is a big risk for the Democrats. (And 3 reasons why it's not)
  16. Still serving guests while your male relatives relax? Everyday sexism like this hurts women's mental health
  17. they're trending down while Australia's population booms
  18. When it comes to climate change, Australia's mining giants are an accessory to the crime
  19. a psychologist tells us what we can learn from the success of the Richmond Tigers
  20. Australia's carbon market needs to be faster and smarter. Blockchain can help
  21. Don't blame parcel delivery vans for clogging up city traffic, look to the tradies
  22. What might Lily and Abbey say to Scott Morrison about Greta Thunberg?
  23. tapestries interweave traditions with a new sense of place
  24. With 15 other children, Greta Thunberg has filed a UN complaint against 5 countries. Here’s what it’ll achieve
  25. Here is a global solution to the plastic waste crisis
  26. In a virtual universe of 'perfect' bodies, Instagram's new policy offers important protection for young users
  27. Australia's mining know-how makes it the perfect $150m partner for NASA's Moon and Mars shots
  28. Australia is the runaway global leader in building new renewable energy
  29. Swollen executive pay packets reveal the limits of corporate activism
  30. why the Nationals shouldn't politicise the science replication crisis
  31. Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us
  32. Politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for Australians' health
  33. Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness shines a spotlight on the changing face of HIV
  34. it’s a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?
  35. The ban on live sheep exports has just been lifted. Here’s what’s changed
  36. Albanese slams Morrison for using a "loud hailer" to talk to China from US
  37. a searing comics anthology on sexual violence
  38. Why can't rape survivors in Tasmania reveal their name, even when they want to?
  39. Do new cancer drugs work? Too often we don't really know (and neither does your doctor)
  40. Highly touted UN climate summit failed to deliver
  41. why can't we just build a pipe to move water to areas in drought?
  42. daughters of Robert Menzies and Arthur Calwell say parliament wasn't always a 'fort'
  43. 1 in 3 new mums struggle to get their baby to sleep, but some women have a tougher time
  44. 'Transformer' rooms and robo-furniture are set to remake our homes – and lives – before our eyes
  45. Yes, the US-Australia alliance is important, but Scott Morrison needs to take a careful approach with Donald Trump
  46. neither science nor history favours a dairy monopoly
  47. debunking the myths around self-injury
  48. We can make roof tiles with built-in solar cells – now the challenge is to make them cheaper
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