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The best (and worst) ways to beat mosquito bites

  • Written by: Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney

First one, then another. Bite! Slap! Bite! Before you know it, mosquitoes are descending from the skies to disrupt your backyard summer soiree. How can such a tiny, fragile insect cause so much pain, suffering and annoyance?

Notwithstanding the death and disease that mosquito-borne pathogens cause around the world, the annoyance caused by mosquito...

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2016: the year in space and astronomy

  • Written by: Alan Duffy, Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
imageThe discovery of the year was the first detection of gravitational waves.LIGO/T. Pyle

The achievements of astrophysicists this year were as groundbreaking as they were varied. From reuniting a lander with a mothership on a comet, to seeing the most extreme cosmic events with gravitational waves, 2016 was truly out of this world for science.

Here are...

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How crowdfunding can connect people to their heritage and community

  • Written by: Fiona Gray, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University

The glistening white sails of Sydney Opera House and the red brick and bluestone of Geelong’s industrial mills have little in common at first glance. But for both these places crowdfunding has led people to connect with these buildings.

Hubcaps to Creative Hubs (#Hc2CH) is a research project led by Deakin University. It aims to document the...

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2016, the year that was: Education

  • Written by: Claire Shaw, Education Editor, The Conversation
imageA year of high expectations, yet little action.from www.shutterstock.com

This has been the year of consultation but little reform. In the lead up to the general election in July, rumours spread about big changes being made to school and higher education. Alas, for higher education at least, we were told to wait another year before any policy...

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  1. Think again before you post online those pics of your kids
  2. 2016, the year that was: Health + Medicine
  3. Universal basic income: the dangerous idea of 2016
  4. In a world of 24-7 entertainment, art, sport and politics are the poorer
  5. 2016, the year that was: Environment + Energy
  6. Year in Review: FactCheck and the weasel-words, cherry-picking and overstatements of 2016
  7. The year of the #techfail: All of tech gets a prize as reality bites
  8. 2016, the year that was: Arts and Culture
  9. Got a drone for Christmas? Know the law before taking to the skies
  10. 2016, the year that was: Politics and Society
  11. 2016, the year that was: Science + Technology
  12. Health Check: why swimming in the sea is good for you
  13. Summer reading guide from The Conversation's business economics writers
  14. A Very Aussie Christmas?
  15. What role for the states on climate and energy policy? NSW enters the fray
  16. 8 space reasons to look up in 2017
  17. Where to start reading philosophy?
  18. The off-topic Conversation #114
  19. Vital Signs: economic game changers to watch for in 2017
  20. Lessons in trust from America's experience with electronic voting
  21. Fuel efficiency standards could help curb Australia's persistently growing emissions
  22. Heart attack deaths more likely at Christmas
  23. Friday essay: Christmas poetry – a reflection
  24. A very diplomatic Christmas: how to avoid a coup at the dinner table this year
  25. How to tackle the rising tide of poaching in Australia's tropical seas
  26. Five things you need to know about fitness trackers
  27. Downside of fitness trackers and health apps is loss of privacy
  28. Would you eat a 3D printed pizza?
  29. We must do something about jobs for young people in a world of automation
  30. Should I worry if my child is pigeon-toed or duck-footed?
  31. ASIC gives the banks cause for Christmas celebration
  32. Rental housing policies trap children in poverty, so how low will we go?
  33. Women are funnier than men, on these pages at least
  34. Yes, the Arctic's freakishly warm winter is due to humans' climate influence
  35. Queensland communities remain lukewarm about coal seam gas: CSIRO survey
  36. Festive season survival tips for healthy eating
  37. When it comes to election campaigns, is the gambling lobby all bark and no bite?
  38. Explainer: why some churches teach that women are 'separate but equal'
  39. Use it or lose it: the search for enlightenment in dark data
  40. 2016, the year that was: Business and Economics
  41. 75 Christmas Films Worth Watching
  42. Productivity Commission re-ignites copyright wars by recommending 'fair use'
  43. Should writers be paid for their e-books lent by libraries?
  44. Disruption ahead: personal mobility is breaking down old transport divides
  45. Why we can get over the 'yuck factor' when it comes to recycled water
  46. Weekly Dose: doxycycline treats a host of human plagues, but it won't work forever
  47. The why and how of successful corporate giving
  48. A new world order takes shape in the wake of a resurgent Russia
  49. Why do elephants bellow but whales squeak like a mouse?
  50. No other recourse but to sue? The implications of Alex McKinnon's lawsuit against the NRL

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