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A recent study suggests Australian women are ageing 20 years earlier than their US counterparts. But this claim deserves some close scrutiny.
Crop probiotics are natural, eco-friendly and could provide huge benefits for Australian farmers. But our loose regulations means genuine products are competing with snake oil.
When it comes to facts versus opinions, just remember that not all facts have been true, and not all opinions should be dismissed either.
As the Great Barrier Reef suffers a second wave of mass bleaching, there is a way to get involved.
The focus of food production systems, including aquaculture, must move beyond maximising yields to consider nutritional quality too.
A study found parents who were less distressed were more able to support their child during a medical procedure, and this increased the child’s ability to cope and decreased child distress and pain.
The federal government seems keen to usher in a new boom in onshore gas production. But gas firms will need to tread carefully, as past experience in Queensland’s fracking heartland shows.
A condition where our muscles break down and leak into the bloodstream is usually caused by trauma. But high-intensity resistance training, like Crossfit, means it’s on the rise.
The blood-brain barrier helps protect the brain, but it also creates difficulties in treating brain disorders. Ultrasound may offer a safe way to more effectively deliver therapies.
New research has uncovered a whole new way to combat the devastating crown-of-thorns starfish, by decoding the pheromones that they use to communicate.
Do you fancy a virtual stroll through the Musee D'Orsay or printing your very own Vermeer? Technology is transforming museums in a myriad of ways.
Cult TV show Gogglebox is more than light entertainment: it shows the diverse reality of Australian English, going beyond stereotypes about what Australians sound like.
The tragedy of Mosul is that while Islamic State’s territorial project in Iraq is coming to an end, it is creating new problems that exacerbate the country’s existing challenges.
Critical infrastructure is our means of survival as an urban species. So, we must identify what is critical, for whom and how it might fail us.
The periodic table is one of the classic images of science that is found in labs as well as on t-shirts, mugs, even set to music. But what exactly is the periodic table?
If dietary calcium is in short supply, calcium is released from bone to maintain the critical level in the bloodstream needed for nerve and muscle function.
Here are some all-too-common errors when it comes to interpreting statistics, and how to avoid them.
Would a chance to win a big cash prize make you more likely to recycle your old drinks bottles? Economic analysis suggests so.
If you make science entertaining then people are prepared to pay attention.
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Sessional Academic, The University of Queensland
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Head of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences; Director, The Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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PhD, Paratexts in Genre Fiction, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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HERA Program Director - Health Workforce Optimisation Centre for the Business & Economics of Health, The University of Queensland
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Neil G Sipe is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, 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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Research Professor in Tourism, School of Business, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
