Sexual organs similar to what we see in sharks and rays today appeared many millions of years ago in much more primitive ancient fishes than was previously thought.
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Stephen Sewell's 1986 exemplifies the traits of the decade: apocalyptic in feel, epic in scope and unforgiving in length
Conversations about reproduction should be a routine part of medical care for transgender people – but assumptions and non-inclusive language can act as barriers to informed consent.
“You can’t just come in like a fly and take-off” - patience and time on community is key to improving financial well-being in remote communities.
It doesn't just seem like the world is experiencing more viral infections than before – it's a reality. And the way humans live today helps viruses thrive.
Feral rabbits previously exposed to myxoma virus are more likely to be killed by rabbit haemorrhagic diease, meaning that these two biocontrol agents can become even more powerful when used in tandem.
Social media can act as the engine room for public engagement with refugees, allowing people to move beyond 'I should do something' to 'I will take action'.
Brindabellaspis had eyes on the top of the head, facing upwards, and a skull stretched into a long and broad snout. Although around 400 million years old, it was clearly a specialised fish.
The author and academic makes some valid points about rape, but to decriminalise it, as she suggests, fails to recognise bodily autonomy as a key marker of humanity to which women are entitled.
The latest in the Jurassic World film franchise sees dinosaurs pitched as future weapons. So who's behind that monster idea?
The 1970s transformed Australian drama. It was a time of imaginative brilliance as the Empire wrote back.
Outcomes are better when people with dementia are in home-like care rather than standard nursing homes.
A new study of an ancient fossil has found it to be the earliest lizard known, so far. It shows they survived one the greatest mass extinctions on Earth.
A 400 million year old fossilised fish skull gives us very early and previously unknown clues about how boney fishes evolved into the vertebrates we see today on Earth - including us humans.
In Terrestrial, teenager Libby wants aliens to whisk her across the galaxy to escape her abusive father.
The review of Confucius Classrooms, which promote Chinese language learning, comes amid concerns about foreign influence, soft power and academic freedom.
But the black economy is more common than we think – how many of us have paid tradies, gardeners or cleaners cash without the exchange of relevant paperwork?
As a young man, Wladyslaw Dutkiewicz joined the Resistance, helping Jews to escape Poland. After settling in Australia as a refugee, he became a pivotal artist, as a new show of his work attests.
Do people really trust driverless cars to carry them safely to their destinations? New research shows that we are ready to use driverless cars in certain situations but not others, yet.
When crustaceans are cooked, some chemicals in their shells react with heat and change colour.
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Research Associate in Evolutionary Biology, Flinders University
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PhD candidate in vertebrate palaeontology, Flinders University
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Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology, Flinders University
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Associate Professor in Social Work, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Flinders University
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Associate professor, Flinders University
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Research Associate & PhD Candidate, College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, Flinders University
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John Long is a Friend of The Conversation.
Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Community Services Research, Flinders University
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Professor of Creative Arts, Flinders University
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Professor of Eye & Vision Health, Flinders University
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Adjunct researcher, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, Flinders University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University
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Senior Research Fellow, Flinders University
