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Physicists use Einstein's 'spooky' entanglement to invent super-sensitive gravitational wave detector

  • Written by: David Blair, Director, WA Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, and the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre, University of Western Australia
imageWhen black holes collide, gravitational waves are created in space itself (image is a computer simulation). The SXS (Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes) Project

The first direct detection of gravitational waves, a phenomenon predicted by Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity, was reported by scientists in 2016.

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This South Pacific island of rubbish shows why we need to quit our plastic habit

  • Written by: Jennifer Lavers, Research Scientist, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania

A remote South Pacific island has the highest density of plastic debris reported anywhere on the planet, our new study has found.

Our study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, estimated that more than 17 tonnes of plastic debris has washed up on Henderson Island, with more than 3,570 new pieces of litter...

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White House under siege as scandal follows scandal – and it won't end any time soon

  • Written by: Kumuda Simpson, Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University
imageThe White House appears to be in disarray amid outrage at reports that Donald Trump shared sensitive information with Russia.Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

The White House appears to be in disarray after The Washington Post alleged that President Donald Trump revealed highly classified intelligence about Islamic State to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...

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The ABC's Ask the Doctor sends mixed messages about obesity

  • Written by: Deborah Lupton, Centenary Research Professor, University of Canberra
imageThe show's three hosts (left to right) Sandro Demaio, Renee Lim and Shalin Naik tackle obesity in the first episode, but don't quite nail it.ABC TV

From the popular dramas of A Country Practice and ER to news and documentaries, health and medical issues have been a longstanding favourite theme on television. Now health websites, online discussion...

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  1. Guy Ritchie's King Arthur – a triumph of modern spectacle
  2. Scrounging for money: how the world's great writers made a living
  3. Research shows the banks will pass the bank levy on to customers
  4. Biophilic urbanism: how rooftop gardening soothes souls
  5. The Belt and Road Initiative: China's vision for globalisation, Beijing-style
  6. Violence against nurses is on the rise, but protections remain weak
  7. Curious Kids: why are some shells smooth and some shells corrugated?
  8. Sidelining God: why secular climate projects in the Pacific Islands are failing
  9. Shadow Brokers promise release of more NSA hacks to be used against the world
  10. Coalition fails to get post-budget boost predicted by commentariat
  11. Nick Greiner favourite to become Liberal federal president
  12. How do we decide which disease to prevent next? Long-term studies help
  13. What the underground market for ransomware looks like
  14. Can support for the jailed former Jakarta governor bring change in Indonesia's blasphemy law?
  15. Australia risks missing out on China's One Belt One Road
  16. How resilience can break the link between a 'bad' childhood and the youth justice system
  17. Banning early evening gaming ads on TV is like being 'a little bit pregnant'
  18. Why rent bidding apps will make the rental market even more unaffordable
  19. The Sydney Barrier Reef: engineering a natural defence against future storms
  20. Is Melbourne the music capital of Australia? Sydney or Adelaide might pip it to the post
  21. How to rein in the widening disease definitions that label more healthy people as sick
  22. The other Eurovision star hunt: Australia joins with Europe to explore the universe
  23. Australia should stop beefing up its steroid laws – that won't help users
  24. Why 2℃ of global warming is much worse for Australia than 1.5℃
  25. The budget is the government's Plan B, but what's Plan C if polls stay bad?
  26. WannaCry hackers had no intention of giving users their files back even if they pay
  27. Wondering if health fund premium rises are justified? Don't look to Bupa's accounts for answers
  28. Shifting the tax burden to middle-income earners will undermine jobs and growth
  29. After 'WannaCrypt', should governments stockpile software vulnerabilities? Experts respond
  30. What types of people will lead our great energy transition?
  31. 'Show me the sole': the exhilarating sight of sneakers on show
  32. Helping drug users get back to work, not random drug testing, should be our priority
  33. The off-topic Conversation #123
  34. Why do some graziers want to retain, not kill, dingoes?
  35. Navigating the post-truth debate: some key co-ordinates
  36. Los Angeles Overnight – one of the best films you will (probably) never see
  37. Coalition two-party vote slips in post-budget Newspoll
  38. From 'white flight' to 'bright flight' – the looming risk for our growing cities
  39. The gender pay gap is hurting productivity
  40. Why bad moods are good for you: the surprising benefits of sadness
  41. Terahertz spectroscopy: the new tool to help detect art fraud
  42. Fairytale no more: when love turns to hatefully ever after
  43. Australia’s biggest emitters opt to 'wait and see' over Emissions Reduction Fund
  44. Fireworks, feelings, and fraught relations at Eurovision 2017
  45. Massive global ransomware attack highlights faults and the need to be better prepared
  46. Former FBI director James Comey very likely caused Trump's win
  47. Drug testing welfare recipients raises questions about data profiling and discrimination
  48. Black is the New White gives the comedy of manners an irreverent makeover
  49. Two years after the earthquake, why has Nepal failed to recover?
  50. The federal budget doesn't do enough to save free-to-air TV

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