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Back to SearchTrump cuts HIV/AIDS funding
As Australia marks 40 years since the introduction of HIV/AIDS testing, global health leaders are sounding the alarm over sweeping HIV funding cuts announced by Donald Trump, warning of devastating s…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Bruce Shapiro's America: a war on education
A hundred years on from a landmark Supreme Court case about teaching evolution in American schools, the court paves the way for the Trump administration to dismantle the federal Department of Educati…
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The genius of feathers - can engineers replicate their design?
Despite ambitious attempts, scientists have never been able to fully replicate the evolutionary wonder of the feather. However, avian inspired design has inspired new technologies such as anti-turbul…
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Who will build Gaza's "humanitarian city"?
Given a lack of regional cooperation and some members of the IDF refusing to forcibly re-locate Palestinians, how would Trump and Netanyahu realise their plans for the so-called “Humanitarian city”? …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Annabel Crabb's Canberra: What lobsters can tell us about trade relations
The Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese is leading a trade delegation ahead of a meeting with President Xi Jinping. The focus will be on de-carbonising steel, but Annabel Crabb says lobsters will also be …
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Deep history: an Indigenous way of seeing the past
This nation’s past can be understood a whole lot better if indigenous perspectives on history are listened to. It means considering rock art and other forms of storytelling, and the experiences that …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump vs Science: Funding cuts and misinformation
Science in the United States is in crisis. The National Science Foundation, a key research funding agency, has suffered devastating funding cuts under the current administration. Critics say the cuts…
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How will the Universe end?
There are plenty of theories about how the universe began. But what about the question of how it will all end? Humanity's final moments could be due to what's called vacuum decay, the big rip or heat…
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Baltic future: why these clever countries are vulnerable, and what that means for the rest of Europe
The Baltic countries are stunningly successful, and also right on the frontline of any possible attack from Russia. In fact all Europeans are vulnerable, Oliver Moody argues, but most of them don't …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
The traditional owners tracking a disappearing moth
Not long ago, bogong moths were abundant in the caves of the Australian alps during summer, and in towns and cities like Canberra during their Spring migration. But since 2019, their numbers have cra…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago