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Strength training can have unique health benefits, and it doesn't have to happen in a gym

  • Written by: Emmanuel Stamatakis, Associate Professor; Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Health Behaviours, University of Sydney
imageYou don't need to hit the gym to reduce your chance of early death. from www.shutterstock.com

Most of us probably know exercising is associated with a smaller risk of premature death, but a new study has found that doesn’t have to happen in a CrossFit box, a ninja warrior studio, or even a gym. Body weight-bearing exercises such as sit-ups...

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Can virtual nature and poo transplants solve city dwellers' health problems?

  • Written by: Anne Cleary, Nature and Health PhD Candidate, School of Medicine, Griffith University
imageIt's now possible to experience virtual walks through nature – like this video, for example – but can that ever match the real thing? Video screenshot, sounds from the core/YouTube

Nature is good for your health. Perhaps predictably, the world of technology is now offering technical solutions that seek to replace the need for authentic...

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Will technology take your job? New analysis says more of us are safer than we thought, but not all

  • Written by: David Fagan, Adjunct Professor, QUT Business School, and Director of Corporate Transition, Queensland University of Technology
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We all want to know how many jobs will be threatened by the rise of robots and technology. You might feel vulnerable if your job is one that could be affected.

But thanks to a new report, 27% of the 160 million people in the United States labour force can breathe easier knowing their jobs are safer than they thought.

That&rsquo...

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Citizen scientists count nearly 2 million birds and reveal a possible kookaburra decline

  • Written by: Kerryn Herman, Research Ecologist, Deakin University

The fourth Aussie Backyard Bird Count has just ended, with nearly 2 million birds from 635 species submitted to the BirdLife Australia app. The count, which is in its fourth year, has created a national database of birds found in our backyards.

We don’t know yet exactly how many people participated this year, but more than 60,000 people...

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  2. Newspoll 54-46 to Labor as Turnbull's ratings slide further. If Parry DQ'd, a Green may be unelected
  3. New citizenship bombshell – Senate President Stephen Parry may be British
  4. New citizenship bombshell – Senate president may be British
  5. World greenhouse gas levels made unprecedented leap in 2016
  6. Stranger Things 2 is darker and weirder, tempered with grief
  7. Do vitamin supplements prevent macular degeneration?
  8. Oral testimony of an Aboriginal massacre now supported by scientific evidence
  9. Australia's hidden history of slavery: the government divides to conquer
  10. Women can be psychopaths too, in ways more subtle but just as dangerous
  11. A Tale of Performance Testing
  12. Three reasons why the decisions of Joyce and Nash may be difficult to challenge
  13. A dragon-led recovery: how a community is reaping the benefits of a spooky Halloween festival
  14. Eight reasons not to be spooked by spiders this Halloween
  15. Business Briefing: questioning the economics of prison
  16. Revisiting the Reformation: how passions sparked a religious revolution 500 years ago
  17. Palliative care for children often involves treating the whole family
  18. Higher education cuts will be felt in the classroom, not the lab
  19. Galapagos species are threatened by the very tourists who flock to see them
  20. What should governments be doing about the rise of Artificial Intelligence?
  21. The Nationals will be battling to protect territory and clout amid Coalition angst
  22. Politics podcast: Kevin Rudd on avoiding Donald Trump
  23. Manus detention centre closure sparks safety fears for refugees
  24. Response from the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) for a FactCheck Q A on gun buybacks and gun deaths
  25. FactCheck Q A: did government gun buybacks reduce the number of gun deaths in Australia?
  26. An AI professor explains: three concerns about granting citizenship to robot Sophia
  27. Geostorm: the latest climate action blockbuster (that you shouldn't watch)
  28. Health Check: how to soothe yourself to sleep
  29. The ethics of human robots: Sam Jinks brings an artist's perspective to the discourse
  30. Why the government was wrong to reject an Indigenous 'Voice to Parliament'
  31. George Brandis suggests Joyce and Nash didn't really make their ministerial decisions
  32. The Conversation’s 2017 Yearbook - Articles from Australia's top thinkers
  33. What is palliative care? A patient's journey through the system
  34. History says department stores will struggle in the future
  35. Why #metoo is an impoverished form of feminist activism, unlikely to spark social change
  36. How should Australia respond to China's influence in our universities?
  37. Freeing up the huge areas set aside for parking can transform our cities
  38. Buying fresh potatoes and carrots all year round is destroying Australia's soil
  39. Why we're building a climate change game for 12-year-olds
  40. Federal Coalition will be watching the Queensland election anxiously
  41. Palaszczuk must grapple with One Nation, and history, in unpredictable Queensland election
  42. Labor should head left to win 25 November Qld election
  43. Joyce will be safe in New England but the High Court disrupts the government
  44. High Court rules Joyce and Roberts ineligible. SSM plebiscite turnout high
  45. The High Court sticks to the letter of the law on the 'citizenship seven'
  46. Not just available, but also useful: we must keep pushing to improve open access to research
  47. High Court knocks Barnaby Joyce out in dual citizenship case as byelection looms in New England
  48. Finally, unproven stem cell clinic practices might be curtailed
  49. Xi Jinping unveils China’s new leadership team
  50. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on calls for Michaelia Cash's resignation

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