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On ageing | Photo: Shutterstock

Can ageing really be ‘treated’ or ‘cured’? An evolutionary biologist explains

By Zachariah Wylde, UNSW | The Conversation As time passes, our fertility declines and our bodies start to fail. These natural changes are what we...
Science + Technology
5
minutes
Student | Photo: Shutterstock

Every Victorian Year 12 student will have COVID-19 factored into their...

By Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Monash University; Christine Grové, Monash University, and Kelly-Ann Allen, Monash University Over the weekend, Victorian Education Minister, James Merlino, announced the individual...
Education
4
minutes
Sniffing dogs | Photo: Shutterstock

These dogs are trained to sniff out the coronavirus. Most have...

By Susan Hazel, University of Adelaide and Anne-Lise Chaber, University of Adelaide | The Conversation What does a pandemic smell like? If dogs could talk,...
COVID-19
4
minutes
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern | Photo New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General

100 days without COVID-19: how New Zealand got rid of a...

BY Michael Baker, University of Otago; Amanda Kvalsvig, University of Otago, and Nick Wilson, University of Otago On Sunday, New Zealand marked 100 days without...
COVID-19
4
minutes
Work from home | Image: Shutterstock

Vital Signs: Shorter meetings but longer days – how COVID-19 has...

By Richard Holden, UNSW One of the many things COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on is the way many of us work. Those fortunate enough...
Business + Economy
4
minutes

Explainer: what is a ‘state of disaster’ and what powers does...

By Anne Twomey, University of Sydney A “state of disaster” has been declared for the whole of Victoria from 6pm, Sunday August 2, for a...
Politics + Society
4
minutes