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Is it true that male seahorses give birth?

  • Written by: Camilla Whittington, Research Fellow / Lecturer, University of Sydney
Is it true that male seahorses give birth?Seahorse dads can give birth to more than 1000 baby seahorses at once.Cindy Zhi/The Conversation NY-BD-CC, CC BY-SA

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!


Is it true that with...

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Low attendance in Year 7 may mean you're less likely to finish school

  • Written by: Nicholas Biddle, Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
Low attendance in Year 7 may mean you're less likely to finish schoolHelping students improve attendance rates will help them finish school.from shutterstock.com

A study of more than 30,000 students has confirmed the link between improving school attendance rates in Year 7 and the likelihood of completing high school.

Conducted by the Smith Family, the research found around three-quarters of students from low-income...

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Your asthma puffer is probably contributing to climate change, but there's a better alternative

  • Written by: Brett Montgomery, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, University of Western Australia
Your asthma puffer is probably contributing to climate change, but there's a better alternativeThere is an environmentally friendly option. from www.shutterstock.com

I breathe all the way out. There’s a quiet puff of gas from my inhaler, and I breathe all the way in. I hold my breath for a few seconds and the medicine is where it needs to be: in my lungs.

Many readers with asthma or other lung disease will recognise this ritual. But I...

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Is it a surprise women aren't keen on investing when the stock market language is so male oriented?

  • Written by: Jose Sanders, Professor of Narrative Communication, Radboud University
Is it a surprise women aren't keen on investing when the stock market language is so male oriented?Masculine words and metaphors are frequently used in financial language.Anthony Quintano/flickr, CC BY

The language used to describe investing in the stock market is skewed towards masculinity. It is full of metaphors that come from domains traditionally associated with, occupied by, or deemed appropriate for men.

Examples are “beating”...

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