You might feel you’ve failed after ‘only’ recording 9,000 steps when your goal was 10,000. In reality, 9,000 steps might be an achievement. Is it time to ditch specific goals in favour of open goals?
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Tokophobia goes beyond normal childbirth concerns and worries and becomes an intense and irrational fear of pregnancy and/or labour.
Our research with athletes suggests there may be two zones: an effortless ‘flow state’ and a more purposeful ‘clutch state’. Here’s how to decide which zone you need to be in — and how to get there.
Witnessing their children’s experiences of racism was particularly difficult, parents reported.
Archaeologists had some questions about an ancient Aboriginal site. So they involved the community and local school kids on their search for answers.
Breeding pairs spend a great deal of time roosting together and the male often gently strokes the female with his beak.
Joplin’s voice stirs something deep within us. What is it about her that still makes us listen?
Energy Minister Angus Taylor is this week expected to release the government’s first Low Emissions Technology Statement. It’s likely to include ways to remove CO₂ from the air – but do they work?
Satu koloni lebah dapat mencapai 60000 ekor. Mereka dapat mengunjungi 50 juta bunga per hari untuk mengumpulkan serbuk sari dan nektar. Mereka tidak disebut lebah sibuk tanpa alasan!
A single colony of bees can have 60,000 bees in it. Together, they can visit up to 50 million flowers each day to collect pollen and nectar. They’re not called ‘busy bees’ for nothing!
An open letter, signed by more than 600 academics, is calling on state and federal education ministers to ensure universities change their hierarchical corporate structure.
A public debate recently erupted among global taxonomists. Strongly-worded ripostes were exchanged. A comparison to Stalin was floated. But eventually, they worked it out.
Recent shark-related deaths fuel the debate around the best way to keep people safe in the water, without hurting marine wildlife.
After the bushfires, we went looking for endangered corroboree frogs. Normally, they respond to our calls. But at some sites, the ponds were silent.
Choosing child care when returning to paid work can be hard and to the uninitiated the terms can be confusing. One alternative to long day care in a larger centre is known as family day care.
Many white health students - our future doctors, nurses and health workers - find learning about the ongoing health impacts of colonisation on Indigenous Australians confronting. But it’s vital.
Education is a powerful tool for creating change. So, it’s important teachers don’t shy away from difficult conversations about racism in the classroom.
You can’t own a human, so why can you own their remains? We need to stop treating human fossils as objects.
Did you read about ‘dinosaur trees’ saved in a secret firefighting mission over summer? Well, these mysterious trees are turning up in backyards in 27 different countries.
South Africa is home to four other seahorse species, but this was the first time a pygmy seahorse had been observed in South Africa, let alone Africa.
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Professor Environmental and Marine Science, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Autism and Intellectual Disability, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, Southern Cross University
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Senior Lecturer (Law), Southern Cross University
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Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Senior lecturer in aquaculture, Pattimura University and doctoral student, Southern Cross University
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Southern Cross University
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Professor, Southern Cross University
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Senior Research Fellow, Southern Cross University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Science Course Co-ordinator, Southern Cross University
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PhD Candidate, Geoarchaeology, Southern Cross University
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Lecturer, The Hotel School Australia, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Entomology, Southern Cross University
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Professor, Southern Cross University
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Adjunct Fellow, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor, art history and visual culture, Southern Cross University
