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Drone photograph of ‘fairy circles’ in spinifex on Nyiyaparli people’s country, east Pilbara, Western Australia. Photo by Dave Wells

First Peoples’ knowledge of ‘mysterious fairy circles’ in Australian deserts has upended a long-standing science debate

Strange barren patches in the Australian outback have been long-studied by scientists – but until recently, nobody had consulted the Aboriginal people who live among them.
Ada banyak semut yang hidup di Bumi.

Berapa jumlah semut di dunia? Ini jawaban peneliti: 20 kuadriliun

Semut adalah makhluk kecil yang menguasai dunia. Jadi, para peneliti memutuskan untuk menghitung jumlah semua semut di Bumi.
Once abundant, woylies – or brush-tailed bettongs – are now critically endangered. John Gould

Species don’t live in isolation: what changing threats to 4 marsupials tell us about the future

To give native species their best chance of survival, we have to embrace ecosystem-based conservation – rather than trying to rescue individual species in isolation.
Para pelajar SMA Negeri I Kupang, NTT mengikuti kegiatan belajar mengajar yang kini dimulai pukul 05.30 WITA. (ANTARA FOTO/Kornelis Kaha)

Masuk kelas jam 5 pagi: kebijakan yang mengabaikan riset tentang jam tidur layak remaja dan jadwal sekolah yang ideal

Para ahli sepakat bahwa jam masuk sekolah SMA yang ideal minimal pukul 8.30. Bahkan, di Inggris, menggeser waktu masuk sekolah ke jam 10.00 pagi dapat meningkatkan kualitas belajar siswa sebesar 12%.
Rally taking place in Germany in solidarity of the protestors in Iran Clemans Bilan/EPA

Are Western sanctions on Iran making a difference?

Critics have said Australia should impose tougher sanctions on Iranian officials for the regime’s crackdown on protesters. But sanctions alone are not likely to work.
Large painting of a crocodile attributed to Majumbu along with two child hand stencils. Photograph courtesy of the Melbourne Museum, object 019930, object size 2.94m by 1.03m

Returning a name to an artist: the work of Majumbu, a previously unknown Australian painter

Majumbu’s work sits in the Melbourne Museum, but until now he has not been named as the artist.

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