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Hidden feather patterns tell the story of birds

  • Written by: Richard Banati, Chair professor, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
imageShown as bright orange and pink highlights under X-ray fluorescent light, birds incorporate metals like zinc and bromine into feathers as they grow. Nature Scientific Reports , CC BY-SA

Shearwaters are migratory marine birds that travel in a figure-of-eight pattern between the coasts of Siberia and Japan to Tasmania.

Placing one of the...

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We can't recycle our way to 'zero waste'

  • Written by: Jenni Downes, Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
imageRecycling should be seen as a last defence against landfill.Lance/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

In the wake of the final episode of the ABC’s War on Waste, in which a dismayed Craig Reucassel canvasses Australia’s rubbish-related sins, the idea of “zero waste” is pretty hot right now.

imageThe City of Sydney’s Zero Waste campaign.City...

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How to escape the media's obsession with Trump and filter him from the web

  • Written by: David Glance, Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
imageWashington Post Making America Kittens AgainAuthor/Washington Post

The world’s media reached a new low last week with their incessant coverage of the US President Donald Trump by writing about a tweet he sent out with the word “covfefe”, a supposed mistyping of “coverage”.

This came on the heels of a report published...

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Australia-China Relations Institute responds to questions on research and funding

  • Written by: Jenni Henderson, Editor, Business and Economy, The Conversation

The Conversation sought response from the Australia-China Relations Institute based at the University of Technology Sydney in relation to analysis questioning their research, funding and reporting.

Does (or has) the ACRI use other research methods apart from surveys?

Laurenceson, et al. (2015), published in Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and...

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