The first Threatened Species Strategy fizzled out last year without making a big difference to conservation. With the next strategy due to roll out this year, let's look at what needs to change.
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Machines using giant fans and filters can literally suck carbon dioxide out of the air. Sounds great – but the technology faces many challenges.
COVID-19 has resulted in higher than normal levels of medicine shortages. Here's what to do if your local pharmacy is out of stock.
Based on closely following outbreaks in schools and early learning centres across Australia throughout 2020, we have enough evidence to show how students can return to school safely.
Yaron Lifschitz's spellbinding physical drama has just the right amount of play, death-defying tricks and whimsical imagery.
Trump supporters have staked a claim to the US Constitution and the founding era of the country in their battle against what they perceive as an 'illegitimate' government.
Binatang memiliki cara berbeda-beda dalam menunjukkan rasa senang mereka. Perilaku mereka saat senang mungkin tidak sesuai dugaan kita.
If the historical data used to train an AI system disadvantages certain minority groups, the system can be swayed to follow these patterns in its own decision-making process.
Untreated wastewater is responsible for the deaths of 800 children under five every day, and inflicts serious damage to the environment. Knowing where sewage ends up is vital.
Learn how cicadas, the world's loudest insects, create their cacophony, and why people in ancient Greece and ancient China admired them.
Force Majeure's The Last Season, directed by Danielle Micich, forges a stimulating but disjointed narrative.
Disability-inclusive disaster planning means people get support matched to their needs, frees up emergency services and makes emergency managers’ jobs easier. It boosts disaster resilience for everyone.
Far-right Trump supporters are afraid American democracy has been overturned by their left-leaning 'opponents', even as they themselves actively undermine liberal democratic values and institutions.
In such a narrowly divided chamber, the onus will be on the Biden administration not lose a single Democrat. This could limit the scope of his ambitious agenda.
Trump has claimed for weeks the election is stolen. Having fired up his supporters in this way, it became much harder to control mob behaviour.
Different animals have different ways of showing they're happy. Their behaviours aren't as straightforward as you might think.
Summer can bring out the bugs. Here's what to do if you miss a spot when applying insect repellent.
Our work is often so closely tied to our sense of who we are, many of us struggle to switch off on holidays. But it's never too late to hide the laptop.
Summer is here, and so are the mozzies. So what do you need to consider when you're picking a mosquito repellent?
There's no evidence perineum sunning is going to give you an energy boost, or deliver any of its other purported benefits.
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Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist, University of Sydney
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Ayesha Tulloch is a Friend of The Conversation.
DECRA Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Chief Executive, Gradient Institute, University of Sydney
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Professor & ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Pharmacist and PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
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Invertebrate and behavioural ecology laboratory manager, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Environmental and Humanitarian Engineering, University of Sydney
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Honorary Associate, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, School of Literature, Art, and Media, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney
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Professor of History, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney
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Chief Scientist, Gradient Institute, University of Sydney
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ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
