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When landslides or glaciers bring rocks to the surface, cosmic rays bombard them, smashing common atoms into rarer forms and acting as a chronometer of the changing Earth.
Half of romantically partnered Australians are coupled with people who don’t share their political views – particularly Generation Z and millennials. Why? Our expert has some ideas … and the figures.
Among the poisons found in 36% of the frogs tested, rodenticide was detected for the first time. Pesticides are considered a threat to hundreds of amphibian species.
Our study turns a common way of thinking about depression on its head, which may influence how people are treated.
By detailing the landscape at the time of first humans’ migration into Australia, we can better understand how people travelled and where they settled.
In a new study, we spoke to young adults about navigating sexual consent during sexual encounters. Here’s what they told us.
The theme of cattle in ancient rock art is one of most important pieces of evidence for a bygone age of the “green Sahara”.
The Avars dominated southeastern central Europe for hundreds of years, leaving one of the richest archaeological heritages in Europe. Now scientists are using DNA to reveal details of their societies.
All the evidence – colonial accounts and records, First Peoples’ testimony and scientific data – points to the existence of widespread tall, dense forests 250 years ago.
When diners were asked why they don’t order plant-based meat dishes, it turns out they have many different reasons.
Secure, anxious, avoidant, fearful: research shows people’s feelings about being single may depend on their attachment style
When astronomers focused on the galaxy NGC 4383, they didn’t expect the data to be so spectacular. This is the first detailed map of gas flowing from this galaxy as stars burst within.
Addressing the problem will require a more inclusive labour market that better accommodates non-standard career paths.
Overall, coastal habitat restoration greatly increases animal numbers and diversity. But not all projects deliver the goods and we need to find out why.
Journalists regularly publish photos of victims after a tragedy, but this practice has the capacity to traumatise families for years.
Has your child fractured a bone? A new report shows it’s the leading type of injury for kids. But the causes of injury change as children grow older and differ between boys and girls.
New research reveals signs of ancient human habitation in a vast cave beneath the Arabian desert. It may have been used as a waystation by Stone Age herders travelling from one oasis to another.
There are a range of reasons why short sleep might be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, as a recent study showed. But sleeping too long has also been linked to the condition.
This late-medieval document is written in encoded text that has yet to be cracked. But its numerous illustrations provide clues about its content.
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Casual Academic, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language, and Literature, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, La Trobe University
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Director of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Research Office, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Mediterranean Prehistory, University of Malta
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto
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Professor, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Griffith University
