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Why Antarctica's sea ice cover is so low (and no, it's not just about climate change)

  • Written by: Julie Arblaster, Associate Professor, Monash University
Why Antarctica's sea ice cover is so low (and no, it's not just about climate change)Sea ice responds to changes in winds and ocean currents, sometimes with origins thousands of kilometres away.NASA/Nathan Kurtz

Sea ice cover in Antarctica shrank rapidly to a record low in late 2016 and has remained well below average. But what’s behind this dramatic melting and low ice cover since?

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How to feed a growing population healthy food without ruining the planet

  • Written by: Alessandro R Demaio, Australian Medical Doctor; Fellow in Global Health & NCDs, University of Copenhagen
How to feed a growing population healthy food without ruining the planetFor many of us, a better diet means eating more fruit and vegetables.iStock, CC BY-NC

If we’re serious about feeding the world’s growing population healthy food, and not ruining the planet, we need to get used to a new style of eating. This includes cutting our Western meat and sugar intakes by around 50%, and doubling the amount of...

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In the land of Storm Boy, the cultural heritage of the Coorong is under threat

  • Written by: Kelly D. Wiltshire, PhD Candidate, Flinders University
In the land of Storm Boy, the cultural heritage of the Coorong is under threatKelly Wiltshire and Ngarrindjeri elder Major Sumner examine middens damaged by off-road vehicle use. Author provided

When I go to see the new film Storm Boy, which opens in cinemas nationally today, my mind will turn to the landscape that forms the film’s backdrop. This is the Kurangk (Coorong), land of the Ngarrindjeri Nation. The...

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How realistic are China's plans to build a research station on the Moon?

  • Written by: Joshua Chou, Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney

The world is still celebrating the historic landing of China’s Chang’e-4 on the dark side of the moon on January 3. This week, China announced its plans to follow up with three more lunar missions, laying the groundwork for a lunar base.

Colonising the Moon, and beyond, has always being a human aspiration. Technological advancements,...

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  2. How Darling Harbour was botched (and could be reborn)
  3. Australians lost more than $10 million to scammers last year. Follow these easy tips to avoid being conned.
  4. does 'egg timer' testing work, and what are the other options?
  5. Cotton and rice have an important place in the Murray Darling Basin
  6. Gillette's corporate calculation shows just how far the #metoo movement has come
  7. Morrison's Vanuatu trip shows the government's continued focus on militarising the Pacific
  8. annoying campaign tricks that are legal
  9. The big lesson from Opal Tower is that badly built apartments aren't only an issue for residents
  10. We're in the era of overtourism but there is a more sustainable way forward
  11. Are Australian classrooms really the most disruptive in the world? Not if you look at the whole picture
  12. how do tongues taste food?
  13. 35 degree days make blackouts more likely, but new power stations won't help
  14. More than unpopular. How ParentsNext intrudes on single parents' human rights
  15. The Darling River is simply not supposed to dry out, even in drought
  16. Ruby Lindsay, one of Australia's first female graphic designers
  17. new drug MDPV, or 'monkey dust', found in Australia. What is it and what are the harms?
  18. What you need to know if your child with a disability is starting school soon
  19. New figures put it beyond doubt. When it comes to company tax, we are a high-tax country, in part because it works well for us
  20. Forcing Australia Day citizenship ceremonies on councils won't make the issue go away
  21. the movement of ocean waters around Australia
  22. The future of the internet looks brighter thanks to an EU court opinion
  23. Dancenorth's Dust is ambitious theatre in an age of uncertainty
  24. Buildings produce 25% of Australia's emissions. What will it take to make them 'green' – and who'll pay?
  25. It's time to restore public trust in the governing of the Murray Darling Basin
  26. Will talking to AI voice assistants re-engineer our human conversations?
  27. It's not just the isolation. Working from home has surprising downsides
  28. How Australian wildlife spread and suppress Ross River virus
  29. Why the Indian Ocean region might soon play a lead role in world affairs
  30. The Water Margin, China's outlaw novel
  31. what the future of television looks like
  32. why has nobody found any life outside of Earth?
  33. La Passion de Simone brings Simone Weil's sufferings to life, but the movements feel static
  34. How is oxygen 'sucked out' of our waterways?
  35. even the world's oldest profession is being uberised
  36. What happens after you take injured wildlife to the vet?
  37. why we stick with the duds
  38. The Productivity Commission inquiry was just the start. It's time for a broader review of super and how much it is needed
  39. the ancient roots of your backyard garden
  40. Want to breastfeed? These five things will make it easier
  41. Populism's problems can be fixed by getting the public better-informed. And that's actually possible
  42. Fast serves don't make sense – unless you factor in physics and 'cheating'
  43. Graduate employment is up, but finding a job can still take a while
  44. The art of distraction: Sebastian Smee's Quarterly Essay
  45. why the mythos of the Australian farmer is problematic
  46. so far, it's more of a house price blip than a bust in the making
  47. The economics of 'cash for cane toads' – a textbook example of perverse incentives
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