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What Cassini's mission revealed about Saturn's known and newly discovered moons

  • Written by: Tanya Hill, Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne and Senior Curator (Astronomy), Museum Victoria
imageA Cassini portrait of five of Saturn's moons. Janus (179km across) is on the far left, Pandora (81km across) orbits between the A ring and the thin F ring, Enceladus (504km across) is centre, Rhea (1,528km), is bisected by the right edge of the image and the smaller moon Mimas (396km) is seen beyond Rhea also on the right side of the image.NASA/JPL...

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What 'sniffer' planes can tell us about North Korea's nuclear tests

  • Written by: Kaitlin Cook, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University
imageBoeing WC-135 Constant Phoenix "sniffer plane" used to monitor radioactive emissions from nuclear bomb tests.US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz

On Sunday, North Korea claimed it had completed its sixth nuclear test – a hydrogen bomb.

This test was performed underground by the notoriously secretive regime. So, how can the international...

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From segregation to celebration: the public pool in Australian culture

  • Written by: Hannah Lewi, Professor, Architecture, University of Melbourne
imageThe Pool: Architecture, Culture and Identity, exhibition by Aileen Sage Architects (Isabelle Tolandand Amelia Holliday) with Michelle Tabet, commissioned for the Australian Pavilion by the Australian Institute of Architects for the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2016. Brett Boardman

The Australian exhibition for the 2016 Venice Biennale, The Pool,...

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Australia and Timor Leste reach a deal on the Timor Sea – but much remains unknown

  • Written by: Donald R. Rothwell, Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
imageA treaty signing ceremony on the East Timor Sea boundary could take place by the end of the year.AAP

The announcement on the weekend by the Timor Sea Conciliation Commission is the first indication that Australia and Timor Leste are making real progress towards resolving their maritime boundary dispute.

If this process reaches a successful outcome,...

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  1. Here's what social media data can tell us about the performance of Australian cities
  2. Western Australian researchers get cut off from nationally funded research cloud
  3. Two centuries of continuous volcanic eruption may have triggered the end of the ice age
  4. Has APRA just outsourced its job?
  5. Strongyloidiasis is a deadly worm infecting many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard of it
  6. What are ketogenic diets? Can they treat epilepsy and brain cancer?
  7. Virtual child pornography could both help and hinder law enforcement
  8. Guide to the Classics: Homer's Odyssey
  9. Retrofitted cities are forcing residents to live with planning failures – we're due for a rethink
  10. Why Australian CEOs are sharing part of our wages pain
  11. Hedonism not only leads to binge drinking, it's part of the solution
  12. New Zealand’s fisheries quota management system: on an undeserved pedestal
  13. Politics podcast: Nick Xenophon on media reform
  14. Shorten shakes off citizenship pursuers as Labor pursues Joyce
  15. Another day, another scandal: CBA blames customers for identity theft
  16. Three reasons why pacemakers are vulnerable to hacking
  17. A look back at Cassini's incredible mission to Saturn before its final plunge into the planet
  18. Kim Jong-un's nuclear ambition: what is North Korea's endgame?
  19. Trump can’t win: the North Korea crisis is a lose-lose proposition for the US
  20. How shopping centres are changing to fight online shopping
  21. Universities must act now on sustainability goals
  22. Without proper protections, same-sex marriage will discriminate against conscientious objectors
  23. Health Check: is makeup bad for your skin?
  24. The costs of a casual job are now outweighing any pay benefits
  25. What is hedonism and how does it affect your health?
  26. This is why we cannot rely on cities alone to tackle climate change
  27. It's reputation that matters when spin doctors go back to the newsroom
  28. I have always wondered: why are some fruits poisonous?
  29. All that glitters: why our obsession with putting gold on food is nothing new
  30. At last! The world's first ethical guidelines for driverless cars
  31. Curious Kids: Why do stars twinkle?
  32. Anger, aggression and violence: it matters that we know the difference
  33. The new Great Barrier Reef pollution plan is better, but still not good enough
  34. Australia's record-breaking winter warmth linked to climate change
  35. The more years spent in a classroom the lower your risk of heart disease
  36. The off-topic Conversation #134
  37. Not just nice to have: nature in the workplace makes employees happier and healthier
  38. Face Value: business leaders are betting we will spend more
  39. Vital Signs: living in the past won't distract from our current economic woes
  40. How I came to know that I am a closet climate denier
  41. New research unlocks the mystery of leaf size
  42. Almost half of trans young people try to end their lives. How can we reduce this alarming statistic?
  43. Friday essay: The personal is now commercial – popular feminism online
  44. Racism is real, race is not: a philosopher's perspective
  45. Sex and the City, Santiago style, where they're serving up 'coffee with legs'
  46. There is no apprenticeships 'crisis' in Australia
  47. Grattan on Friday: If defeat comes, what then for the Liberals' succession?
  48. Don't expect the Grameen Bank's microfinance model to pay off for Australians
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