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2017 is set to be among the three hottest years on record

  • Written by Andrew King, Climate Extremes Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

The year isn’t over yet, but we can already be sure that 2017 will be among the hottest years on record for the globe. While the global average surface temperature won’t match what we saw in 2016, it is now very likely that it will be one of the three warmest years on record, according to a statement issued by the World Meteorological...

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Turnbull proposes all MPs make declarations on citizenship

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Turnbull government is trying to limit the damage from the citizenship crisis with a plan to have all members of parliament make declarations about their circumstances.

The motion, agreed to by cabinet on Monday, will be moved in the Senate next week and in the House of Representatives when it resumes late this month.

The move came as questions...

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Heard of the element erbium? It could pave the way to a quantum internet

  • Written by Rose Ahlefeldt, Research Fellow, Laser Physics Centre, Australian National University
imageA laser beam (yellow) causes a path of red fluorescence in a rare earth crystal. Stuart Hay, ANU, Author provided

If you were to try reciting the periodic table, you might stumble before you got to the rare earth elements.

Comprising yttrium (element 39) and everything from lanthanum (element 57) to lutetium (element 71), the rare earths are...

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Thunderstorm asthma: who's at risk and how to manage it

  • Written by Janet Davies, Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
imageHay fever sufferers should have access to an asthma puffer every spring, even if they've never had asthma symptoms.from www.shutterstock.com

Late in the afternoon of a hot spring day, November 21, 2016, a thunderstorm from the northwest swept over Geelong and Melbourne, triggering the world’s most devastating thunderstorm asthma epidemic.

The...

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  1. What the NRA can teach us about the art of public persuasion
  2. How we discovered a new species of orangutan in northern Sumatra
  3. Why we are banning tourists from climbing Uluru
  4. The off-topic Conversation #141
  5. Gay rebels: why some older homosexual men don't support same-sex marriage
  6. Three charts on the state of STIs and blood-borne viruses in Australia
  7. The fear that dare not speak its name: how language plays a role in the assisted dying debate
  8. Tutors are key to reducing Indigenous student drop out rates
  9. A fleeting visit: an asteroid from another planetary system just shot past Earth
  10. Chinese personal shoppers have created a new type of retail store in Australia
  11. Five reasons not to spray the bugs in your garden this summer
  12. This is what Australia's growing cities need to do to avoid running dry
  13. Mr. Mercedes, Masturbation and Madness
  14. Qld Galaxy: 52-48 to Labor but One Nation up. Why Labor's Adani support a vote loser
  15. Shorten urges MPs all disclose citizenship to parliament
  16. Forget turning straw into gold, farmers can turn trash into energy
  17. Three proven psychological treatments for young people that need to be funded
  18. Why are talks over an East Antarctic marine park still deadlocked?
  19. Bonn voyage: climate diplomats head into another round of talks
  20. As a human, I don't do technology. I _am_ technology
  21. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Turnbull's Parry problem
  22. Why have female gun homicides in Australia declined significantly since 1996?
  23. Celebrate The Conversation book launch in your closest capital city
  24. The ethics of medical practice in offshore detention facilities
  25. Forcing the banks to hand over our credit history might help with a home loan but it has risks
  26. The Conversation is fact checking the Queensland election -- and we want to hear from you
  27. Why horse-racing in Australia needs a social licence to operate
  28. Friday essay: the female dwarf, disability, and beauty
  29. PNG women’s wartime memories cast new light on Kokoda and the Pacific War
  30. Vital Signs: the US economy is outpacing Australia's and we should all ask why
  31. We need to make sure the international student boom is sustainable
  32. It's not all about death: conversations with patients in palliative care
  33. Australia among the world's worst on biodiversity conservation
  34. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull government reels from new twist in the Parry affair
  35. Trump's tour of Asia-Pacific is vital for the stability of the region
  36. Here's why the 2017 flu season was so bad
  37. The Murray Goulburn dilemma – co-operatives are dying out but they're still needed
  38. Rethinking Harry Potter twenty years on
  39. Fremantle's High Tide festival: wonder and illusion as artists turn streets into stages
  40. Trust Me, I'm An Expert: Competition
  41. Explainer: hydrofluorocarbons saved the ozone layer, so why are we banning them?
  42. Pre-emptive policing is harmful and oppressive, and requires independent scrutiny
  43. Financial motives drive some doctors' decisions to offer IVF
  44. Five steps Australia can take to build an effective space agency
  45. Social media study points to a close result in the same-sex marriage vote
  46. Understanding the triggers for filicide will help prevent it
  47. Why the RBA would want to create a digital Australian dollar
  48. Five common myths about palliative care and what the science really says
  49. Higher density in a flood zone? Here's a way to do it and reduce the risks
  50. Extreme weather leads to public health crises – so health and climate experts must work together

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