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The waterwheel plant is a carnivorous, underwater snap-trap

  • Written by: Adam Cross, Research Fellow, Curtin University
The waterwheel plant is a carnivorous, underwater snap-trapThe whaterwheel plant can snap up its prey in milliseconds.The Conversation

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Billabongs in the northern Kimberley are welcome oases of colour in an otherwise brown landscape. This one reflected the clear blue sky, broken up by...

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What's the next 'giant leap' for humankind in space? We asked 3 space experts

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
What's the next 'giant leap' for humankind in space? We asked 3 space expertsToday, we're asking two astrophysicists and a planetary scientist: what's the likelihood we'll be living on Mars or the Moon in future?Pixabay/WikiImages, CC BY

You’ve probably heard that this week marks 50 years since humans first set foot on the Moon – a feat that still boggles the mind given the limitations of technology at the time...

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It's a new era for Australia's whistleblowers – in the private sector

  • Written by: Dennis Gentilin, Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University
It's a new era for Australia's whistleblowers – in the private sectorWhistleblowing will always take some type of toll, but it need not be career suicide.www.shutterstock.com

As strange as it might sound, whistleblowers in Australia have reason to rejoice – so long as they are in the private sector.

Thanks to new laws that came into effect this month, private-sector whistleblowers have a range of new...

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what is leptospirosis and how can it harm us and our pets?

  • Written by: Christine Griebsch, Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Medicine, University Veterinary Teaching Hospital Sydney, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
what is leptospirosis and how can it harm us and our pets?When a game of fetch can harm: leptospirosis can be transmitted to dogs (and humans) from stagnant water contaminated with rat urine.from www.shutterstock.com

Recently reported cases of the often fatal bacterial infection leptospirosis in dogs in Sydney have raised the issue of animal diseases that also affect humans.

This zoonotic disease is spread...

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  2. How our obsession with performance is changing our sense of self
  3. Not one but two Aussie dishes were used to get the TV signals back from the Apollo 11 moonwalk
  4. One-third of all preschool centres could be without a trained teacher in four years, if we do nothing
  5. How public libraries can help prepare us for the future
  6. Friday essay: why old is new again
  7. Australian writer Yang Hengjun is set to be charged in China at an awkward time for Australia-China relations
  8. More than 28,000 species are officially threatened, with more likely to come
  9. Being a Trump 'bestie' comes with its own challenges for Scott Morrison
  10. Australian universities must wake up to the risks of researchers linked to China's military
  11. Biden leading, followed by Sanders, Warren, Harris; and will Trump be beaten?
  12. Opera Australia's Whiteley brings together 3 icons to tell the artist's complicated story
  13. Are sports programs closing the gap in Indigenous communities? The evidence is limited
  14. We need to protect the heritage of the Apollo missions
  15. Drought and climate change are driving high water prices in the Murray-Darling Basin
  16. How big is the Moon? Let me compare ...
  17. The profile of festival drug takers might be different to what you expect
  18. Dog owners could take the lead on dingo conservation with a 'Fido fund'
  19. First-ever Australian study shows how yoga can improve the lives of prisoners
  20. When an artist looks at a chemical element, what do they see?
  21. the experiences of academics on casual and insecure contracts
  22. Budj Bim's world heritage listing is an Australian first – what other Indigenous cultural sites could be next?
  23. wind towers are only getting bigger
  24. Air travel spreads infections globally, but health advice from inflight magazines can limit that
  25. A black, female 007? As a lifelong James Bond fan, I say bring it on
  26. Adani has set a dangerous precedent in requesting scientists' names
  27. 'How do I increase my libido?'
  28. Why the Moon is such a cratered place
  29. US House of Representatives condemns racist tweets in another heady week under President Donald Trump
  30. Changing the Australian Constitution was always meant to be difficult – here's why
  31. Team-building exercises can be a waste of time. You achieve more by getting personal
  32. Treating suspected autism at 12 months of age improves children's language skills
  33. An electronic chip that makes 'memories' is a step towards creating bionic brains
  34. Lights out! Clownfish can only hatch in the dark – which light pollution is taking away
  35. As the federal government debates an Indigenous Voice, state and territories are pressing ahead
  36. the rise of the 'revenge body' online
  37. Stop worrying about screen 'time'. It's your child’s screen experience that matters
  38. Finally, the NDIS will fund sex therapy. But it should cover sex workers too
  39. Megan Davis on a First Nations Voice in the Constitution
  40. why Bluey is a font of parenting wisdom
  41. Hand sanitisers in public won't wipe out the flu but they might help reduce its spread
  42. Four Corners’ forced labour exposé shows why you might be wearing slave-made clothes
  43. Teeth 'time capsule' reveals that 2 million years ago, early humans breastfed for up to 6 years
  44. Reading and writing assistance increases the chance of getting a Disability Support Pension
  45. Wind and solar cut rather than boost Australia's wholesale electricity prices
  46. Extremist mobs? How China's propaganda machine tried to control the message in the Hong Kong protests
  47. can people live in space?
  48. Regional cities beware – fast rail might lead to disadvantaged dormitories, not booming economies
  49. Meet the endangered Bunyip bird living in Australia's rice paddies
  50. Southeast Asia was crowded with archaic human groups long before we turned up

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