A gram of alcohol has almost as many calories as the equivalent weight in fat. But most people who drink aren’t aware of the extra fuel they’re getting from alcohol.
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A new WWF report highlights Australia as a hotspot for future deforestation. Australia talks the talk on deforestation, but will it walk the walk?
Not so long ago, getting an x-ray for acute back pain was the norm. And they are still used far more frequently than is necessary.
Behavioural economics offers some solutions to the problem of too much choice, but will only work if consumers feel they can make their own decisions.
The world’s population is set to double by the end of the century. But there is only so much land available for food production.
Our policy-makers know perfectly well how to reduce inequality and tackle political favouritism. The question is, will this federal budget even try?
A small dose of a weak form of anti-science can inoculate people against the real thing, just like a vaccine.
Indonesia is hosting delegates from dozens of countries this week to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1955 Asian-African “Bandung” Conference. Indonesians celebrate the conference as the country’s…
Astronomers from around the world identify their favourite images sent back to Earth by the Hubble Space Telescope.
One way to protect researchers from funding cuts in May’s budget is to make sure they explain the importance of their work to a wider audience.
There must be an easier way to rescue and reuse a rocket after the latest attempt by SpaceX ended in failure, again.
Once upon a time heroes were solitary creatures but in Age of Ultron the Avengers jostle for space on the screen. Equipped with all manner of weapons and special powers, they are odd advocates for tranquility.
Well-known muscle paralyser found to travel into the central nervous system.
Little progress has been made on debates about marriage equality in Australia – even though a majority of the population is in favour of it. How might ethical frameworks help us better understand the issues?
A new Cornell study claiming panels select women over men at a rate of 2:1 for science, technology, maths and engineering jobs is flawed because the study doesn’t reflect real-life hiring practices.
Dr Karl has been criticised for fronting adverts for a government report he turned out not to agree with. But despite his lapse in judgement, he hasn’t seriously breached his journalistic ethics.
Queensland’s rates of imprisonment had been falling, but have undergone a sharp reversal - much of it driven by the nation’s highest rates of return by prisoners released into the community.
With bids open today for the government’s Emissions Reduction Fund, experts explain how storing carbon can be a win for wildlife too.
The famous dingoes of Fraser Island are not threatened by the practice of culling dangerous dingoes, says new research which shows the numbers killed are too small to harm the population’s sustainability.
Cultural and media scholars over the past 20 years have tended to avoid discrimination between the bad, the good and the better. The new season of Game of Thrones starts this weekend – and it’s simply better than the rest.
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Honorary Fellow, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The University of Queensland
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ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Health Services Researcher, Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland
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PhD student studying urban stormwater management, Environmental Engineering research group, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor and Senior Principal Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Mater Health SEQ in conjoint appointment as Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Bond University and as Associate Professor (Clinical), The University of Queensland
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Honorary Associate Professor, Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland
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Dermatology researcher, The University of Queensland
