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The beauty and mystery of Saturn's rings revealed by the Cassini mission

  • Written by: Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museum Victoria
imageCassini makes the first radio occultation of Saturn's rings producing this simulated image with green for particles smaller than 5cm and purple where particles are larger.NASA/JPL

What would Saturn be without its beautiful system of rings? Over the past 13 years, the Cassini space probe has shown us just how complex and dynamic the rings truly are....

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In spite of their differences, Jews, Christians and Muslims worship the same God

  • Written by: Philip Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
imageA detail from William Blake's God answers Job (c. 1804). The Gods of Moses in the Old Testament, Jesus in the New Testament and Muhammad in the Quran have a similarly complex and ambivalent character. Wikimedia images

It is often assumed that the God of Islam is a fierce war-like deity, in contrast to the God of Christianity and Judaism, who is...

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Australians may well love their sport, but why don't we delight in success elsewhere?

  • Written by: Colin Tatz, ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
imageSport is here for the moment and gone in a few seconds, minutes, hours or days.AAP/Julian Smith

Patriotism is well and good, but nationalism is something else. It is exaltation of the nation above all, the feeling of superiority over others – sometimes with sufficient warrant, often without. It is “something above” – real or...

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  2. Western Australians don't really want a 'WAxit', they just want a little love
  3. Can 'cli-fi' actually make a difference? A climate scientist's perspective
  4. It's too hard to get the data of Australian criminals when it's stored overseas
  5. Technology in the classroom can improve primary mathematics
  6. Seven ways to protect your pets in an emergency
  7. Why we remember our youth as one big hedonistic party
  8. Curious Kids: Why do our brains freak us out with scary dreams?
  9. We Live Here: how do residents feel about public housing redevelopment?
  10. Explainer: how international competition affects how much you earn
  11. AGL rejects Turnbull call to keep operating Liddell coal-fired power station
  12. Newspoll 53-47 to Labor, but Turnbull's better PM lead blows out
  13. What Cassini's mission revealed about Saturn's known and newly discovered moons
  14. What 'sniffer' planes can tell us about North Korea's nuclear tests
  15. From segregation to celebration: the public pool in Australian culture
  16. Australia and Timor Leste reach a deal on the Timor Sea – but much remains unknown
  17. Here's what social media data can tell us about the performance of Australian cities
  18. Western Australian researchers get cut off from nationally funded research cloud
  19. Two centuries of continuous volcanic eruption may have triggered the end of the ice age
  20. Has APRA just outsourced its job?
  21. Strongyloidiasis is a deadly worm infecting many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of it
  22. What are ketogenic diets? Can they treat epilepsy and brain cancer?
  23. Virtual child pornography could both help and hinder law enforcement
  24. Guide to the Classics: Homer's Odyssey
  25. Retrofitted cities are forcing residents to live with planning failures – we're due for a rethink
  26. Why Australian CEOs are sharing part of our wages pain
  27. Hedonism not only leads to binge drinking, it's part of the solution
  28. New Zealand’s fisheries quota management system: on an undeserved pedestal
  29. Politics podcast: Nick Xenophon on media reform
  30. Shorten shakes off citizenship pursuers as Labor pursues Joyce
  31. Another day, another scandal: CBA blames customers for identity theft
  32. Three reasons why pacemakers are vulnerable to hacking
  33. A look back at Cassini's incredible mission to Saturn before its final plunge into the planet
  34. Kim Jong-un's nuclear ambition: what is North Korea's endgame?
  35. Trump can’t win: the North Korea crisis is a lose-lose proposition for the US
  36. How shopping centres are changing to fight online shopping
  37. Universities must act now on sustainability goals
  38. Without proper protections, same-sex marriage will discriminate against conscientious objectors
  39. Health Check: is makeup bad for your skin?
  40. The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits
  41. What is hedonism and how does it affect your health?
  42. This is why we cannot rely on cities alone to tackle climate change
  43. It's reputation that matters when spin doctors go back to the newsroom
  44. I have always wondered: why are some fruits poisonous?
  45. All that glitters: why our obsession with putting gold on food is nothing new
  46. At last! The world's first ethical guidelines for driverless cars
  47. Curious Kids: Why do stars twinkle?
  48. Anger, aggression and violence: it matters that we know the difference
  49. The new Great Barrier Reef pollution plan is better, but still not good enough
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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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