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Why are the volcanoes on Earth active, but the ones on Mars are not?

  • Written by: Helen Maynard-Casely, Instrument Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au

I’ve always wondered why we still have active volcanoes on Earth but those of Mars stopped millions of years ago. What’s the difference between...

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Trees are made of human breath

  • Written by: Cris Brack, Associate Professor, forest measurement & management, Australian National University
Trees are made of human breathFelicity Burke/The Conversation

Outside my office window, two skilled workers complete a hard and dirty job. They’re cutting the felled trunk of a tree into small enough pieces to be thrown into the back of a truck with the rest of the chipped remains. I know that this act was ultimately for my own safety. I, like tens of thousands of others...

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Why young women say no to rural Australia

  • Written by: Rae Dufty-Jones, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Western Sydney University

When it comes to migration trends, young people aged 15-24 are among the most itinerant in Australia. According to the 2016 census statistics, slightly more than half (50.5%) of people in this age bracket changed their residence in the five-year period from 2011-2016.

The rates are slightly higher for young people living in rural communities...

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Paying an extra $150 million a year to protect growers? That's bananas!

  • Written by: Gigi Foster, Associate Professor, School of Economics, UNSW

No international traveller can miss the impact of Australia’s quarantine restrictions. Loud posters at every international airport instruct you to dump your fresh produce or face large fines. Into the bin then with the Californian cherries and Kiwi kiwis!

These restrictions impose a cost not just on international travellers but on...

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  5. To help drought-affected farmers, we need to support them in good times as well as bad
  6. Our workplaces are filthy and it's costing us all
  7. Why some veterans feel alienated on campus and how universities can help
  8. How 'Big History' can save the world
  9. Victoria suggests federal government should legislate on emissions while NEG talks continue
  10. Emma Husar falls on her sword
  11. Terry Gilliam's long-awaited cinematic feat keeps Don Quixote's idealistic spirit alive
  12. After devastating earthquakes, Indonesia must embrace radical change
  13. Barnaby Joyce at his provocative best
  14. Embedding regulators in banks can help change cultures of wrongdoing, despite the risks
  15. Using My Health Record data for research could save lives, but we must ensure it's ethical
  16. Education, not restriction, is key to reducing harm from offshore gambling
  17. Have you had your diphtheria vaccines? Here's why it matters
  18. How many dinosaurs in total lived on Earth during all periods?
  19. Stroke, cancer and other chronic diseases more likely for those with poor mental health
  20. Only with urgent change can Australia's mobile networks meet our voracious demand for data
  21. Unique pollen signatures in Australian honey could help tackle a counterfeit industry
  22. Giants: why we needed them
  23. In a year of takeover defences, what impacts do these tactics have on shareholders?
  24. Making small cities bigger will help better distribute Australia's 25 million people
  25. West Coast's Gaff gets eight weeks for punch, but legal ramifications could go further
  26. Victoria says it won't sign up to the NEG without concessions
  27. How many people make a good city? It's not the size that matters, but how you use it
  28. Will the government's new ‘Move It’ exercise campaign move us or lose us?
  29. Two types of tectonic plate activity create earthquake and tsunami risk on Lombok
  30. Despite the doom and gloom in Australian media, the outlook for regional papers remains strong
  31. Tarrawarra Biennial underwhelms rather than energises
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  33. Emissions policy is under attack from all sides. We've been here before, and it rarely ends well
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  36. More children are living in high-rise apartments, so designers should keep them in mind
  37. Does Australia have the political will – or leverage – to support change in Cambodia?
  38. How to improve the appeal of franchising for women
  39. what is pre-eclampsia, and how does it affect mums and babies?
  40. show us you can deliver party room on NEG
  41. has Australia's net debt doubled under the current government?
  42. The female dwarf, disability, and beauty
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