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We taught bees a simple number language – and they got it

  • Written by: Scarlett Howard, Postdoctoral research fellow, Université de Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
We taught bees a simple number language – and they got itMaybe the differences between human and non-human animals are not as great as we might previously have thought.from www.shutterstock.com

Most children learn that written numbers represent quantities in pre-school or junior primary school.

Now our new study shows that honeybees too can learn to match symbols and numerosities, much like we humans do...

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What does a koala's nose know? A bit about food, and a lot about making friends

  • Written by: Ben Moore, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University

The koala’s nose is distinctive – it’s a big black leathery rectangle in the middle of a round, grey face that’s surprisingly soft to the touch. And every koala nose is unique.

A study of 108 wild koalas found distinctive patterns of pigmentation around the nostrils allowed observers on the ground to reliably recognise...

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Chilly house? Mouldy rooms? Here's how to improve low-income renters’ access to decent housing

  • Written by: Edgar Liu, Senior Research Fellow at City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
Chilly house? Mouldy rooms? Here's how to improve low-income renters’ access to decent housingToo many Australians struggle to get their housing maintained and problems fixed.Trevor Charles Graham/Shutterstock

People’s quality of life, their health and their comfort can suffer when living in poor-quality housing. It can also impose high ongoing costs of maintenance, repairs, heating and cooling. And these problems are more likely to...

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Climate sceptic or climate denier? It's not that simple and here's why

  • Written by: Peter Ellerton, Lecturer in Critical Thinking; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
Climate sceptic or climate denier? It's not that simple and here's whyThere's a difference between not believing and denying the science on climate change.Shutterstock/nito

Climate change is now climate crisis and a climate sceptic now a climate denier, according to the recently updated style guide of The Guardian news organisation.

The extent to which the scientific community acknowledges climate change is very...

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  5. Investigative reporter Louise Milligan on Cardinal Pell and redactions in the Royal Commission's report
  6. The Reserve Bank will cut rates again and again, until we lift spending and push up prices
  7. 19 years of personal data was stolen from ANU. It could show up on the dark web
  8. Why reducing unemployment should have been a focus for NZ's well-being budget
  9. Are you burnt out at work? Ask yourself these 4 questions
  10. Was there an 'ethnic vote' in the 2019 election and did it make a difference?
  11. who's who in Labor's shadow ministry
  12. Thirty years on, China is still trying to whitewash the Tiananmen crackdown from its history
  13. A deadly fungus threatens to wipe out 100 frog species – here's how it can be stopped
  14. Preschool benefits all children, but not all children get it. Here's what the government can do about that
  15. What's the difference between credit and debt? How Afterpay and other 'BNPL' providers skirt consumer laws
  16. ancient memories of maar volcanoes
  17. The search for an alternative to GDP to measure a nation's progress – the New Zealand experience
  18. The Blues have to battle the numbers if they're to make it two-in-a-row in State of Origin
  19. How big data can help residents find transport, jobs and homes that work for them
  20. Had pre-eclampsia in pregnancy? These 5 things will lower your risk of heart disease
  21. Blocking Huawei's 5G could isolate Australia from future economic opportunities
  22. what's the best way to sit?
  23. how would the disappearance of anglerfish affect our environment?
  24. Coalition likely to have strong Senate position as their Senate vote jumps 3%
  25. when I swipe a matchstick how does it make fire?
  26. female protagonists were largely invisible
  27. to set up good habits, make healthy choices the default at home
  28. the future or a washed-up idea?
  29. Five ethical questions for how we choose to use the Moon
  30. why would a billionaire persist with a mine that will probably lose money?
  31. Enough 'gotcha' campaign coverage. Here are five ways the media can better cover elections
  32. As privacy is lost a fingerprint at a time, a biometric rebel asserts our rights
  33. Kristina Keneally vs Peter Dutton should produce plenty of political bloodsport
  34. Adani's finch plan is approved, just weeks after being sent back to the drawing board
  35. an international superfood thousands of years in the making
  36. Children had no say in New Zealand's well-being budget, and that matters
  37. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Ken Wyatt's appointment
  38. 'Do I need to shave my pubic hair before having sex?'
  39. support for lower-emission business, transport, land use
  40. APRA is going to make it easier to borrow. It could be another one of its bad calls
  41. Why we're not giving up the search for mainland Australia's 'first extinct lizard'
  42. Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and the complex life of the 'poet of America'
  43. why Australia's policy on asylum seekers must change
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  45. As Morrison heads to the Pacific, our nearest neighbours will be looking for more than kind words
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