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Tackling the kraken: unique dolphin strategy delivers dangerous octopus for dinner

  • Written by: Kate Sprogis, Research associate, Murdoch University
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For wild predators, catching, killing and eating prey can sometimes be a risky business. We can see this on the African savannah, where a well-aimed kick from a zebra can spell trouble for a hungry lion.

But the same can also be true in the ocean, where some prey types are far from helpless seafood.

In particular, a large octopus can be a risky...

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The tragedy of Mosul: battle against Islamic State is leading to all-too-familiar consequences

  • Written by: Damian Doyle, PhD Candidate, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University
imageMosul’s residents are caught between Islamic State's brutal violence and the amassed firepower of the Iraqi armed forces and their international backers.Reuters/Khalid Al Mousily

A tragedy is unfolding in Mosul, the northern Iraqi city that Islamic State (IS) has brutally occupied since June 2014.

Airstrikes conducted by the international...

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The off-topic Conversation #119

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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Evolving Agile practices to support a distributed team

  • Written by: Keith Pitty, Developer, The Conversation

In the beginning

Back in June 2015 when I joined The Conversation’s development team, I was the first remote member. I recall spending the first week in the Melbourne office before returning to my home base on the NSW Central Coast.

James Healy, the technical director, had let me know that I was to be the “guinea pig” remote worker...

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