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From coronations to Revolution to reconciliation, Notre Dame has witnessed nearly 900 years of French history.
Scientists are in a race to genetically engineer a new plant resistant to a devastating disease that is threatening to wipe out the banana.
The advent of steam transformed the fishing industry after 500 years of trawling by sail. But overfishing and declining stocks put the British industry at loggerheads with that of other nations.
Long read: How nature is fighting our attempts to use biohacking to live forever.
Chinese-language social media in Australia are increasingly a focus for local political parties.
Setting the scene for ancient Silk Road trading and now China's Belt and Road initiative, the Tianshan has changed humanity. Geological evidence shows us how this incredible mountain range formed.
Is gene editing compatible with organic farming? A scholar explains the differences between old genetic engineering and CRISPR methods, and why the latter is similar to tradition plant breeding.
Many Americans seem to like seeing communist ideas in action, but have a visceral reaction to the word ‘communism.’ Might it be time to refresh an old ideology with a new set of terms?
Two business professors spent five years studying Walmart's ambition project to bring sustainability to its millions of budget-conscious customers – a plan that began with the birth of a granddaughter.
Sydney's Parramatta is developing fast, building over a rich archaeological history. Finding ways to retain it can help visitors and residents feel a sense of physical connection with those who came before.
On the golden jubilee of the discovery of Mungo Lady's 40,000-year-old remains, we can reflect on Aboriginal Australia's vast history, which predates the arrival of Homo sapiens in both Europe and America.
Life in the human herd is complex, and we are unavoidably inter-dependent when it comes to our health. Population health science looks at the things that cause ill-health in the first place.
New findings show what the public really thinks about how we prioritise treatments at the end of people's lives.
This year 77 women took part in the largest all-female expedition to Antarctica as part of a leadership training program. Rough weather enroute put group decision-making skills to the test.
A long read on the decimation of British jobcentres – and why it puts the rollout of Universal Credit at risk.
Stephen Hawking raised the public profile of grand science, and speculated about the future of artificial intelligence, as well as contacting aliens. Does science mix easily with science fiction?
Human rights abuses might be embedded in the business model that has evolved for social media companies in their second decade.
When the First Fleet sailed into Sydney Cove in 1788, they entered an ancient and unforgiving landscape. A new book charts Australians' relationship with one of the world's most volatile climates.
A long read on how nerve agents were developed – and used in an attack on a former Russian spy on the streets of Salisbury.
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Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, Faculty of Arts and the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Media, Journalism and Communication, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in School of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Politics, University of Sydney
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Janet Dora Hine Professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Associate Professor and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, University of New South Wales, UNSW
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Director, Centre for the Study of Social Change, University of Western Australia
