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Want to help save wildlife after the fires? You can do it in your own backyard

  • Written by: Holly Kirk, Postdoctoral Fellow, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University

People living in cities far from the unprecedented bushfires this summer may feel they can do little more to help beyond donating to organisations that support affected wildlife. But this is not necessarily the case: ten of the 113 top-priority threatened animal species most affected by the fires have populations in and around Australian cities...

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3 ways to help children think critically about the news

  • Written by: Tanya Notley, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media, Western Sydney University
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Like adults, children use the news to learn about what’s happening in the world. But the circulation of misinformation, such as the recent spread of fake news about COVID-19 (the disease caused by coronavirus), blurs our understanding of events and issues.

In 2017, we conducted the first nationally representative survey of how...

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The FODMAP diet is everywhere, but researchers warn it's not for weight loss

  • Written by: Jane Varney, Senior Research Dietitian in the Department of Gastroenterology, Monash University

The FODMAP diet is used to help manage irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but it’s becoming more popular. Now bloggers and so-called health gurus have jumped on board, claiming it can treat everything from acne to weight loss.

While it would be great if the diet did help to manage these hard-to-treat conditions, these claims are closer to...

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  1. Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans
  2. ASIO chief Mike Burgess says there are more spies in Australia 'than at the height of the cold war'
  3. Conundrum for Order of Australian Council over Bettina Arndt's award
  4. More funding promised to men's behaviour change programs, but we're still not sure they work
  5. 4 photos from space that show Australia before and after the recent rain
  6. Bernie Sanders easily wins Nevada caucus; the Coalition regains support in Newspoll
  7. Australia's tourist numbers may take years to recover
  8. We won't have fusion generators in five years. But the holy grail of clean energy may still be on its way
  9. Labor’s climate policy is too little, too late. We must run faster to win the race
  10. Burnt is out, 'skinscreen' is in. How sunscreen got a beauty makeover
  11. I think my child has outgrown their food allergy. How can I be sure?
  12. More than 70% of the Universe is made of 'dark energy', the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter
  13. Australian law says the media can't spin lies – 'entertainment magazines' aren't an exception
  14. Julian Assange's extradition case is finally heading to court – here's what to expect
  15. Buzz off honey industry, our national parks shouldn’t be milked for money
  16. Billions are pouring into mobility technology – will the transport revolution live up to the hype?
  17. Online lectures mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?
  18. People with cognitive disability shouldn't be in prison because they're 'unfit to plead'. There are alternatives
  19. Coronavirus quarantine could spark an online learning boom
  20. Electricity market transforming apace but security a worry: Energy Security Board
  21. Michelle Grattan on an extended travel ban, a royal commission, and zero emissions by 2050
  22. I've seriously tried to believe capitalism and the planet can coexist, but I've lost faith
  23. What is hypnobirthing, the technique the Duchess of Cambridge used?
  24. Memories overboard! What the law says about claiming compensation for a holiday gone wrong
  25. Without more detail, it's premature to say voluntary assisted dying laws in Victoria are 'working well'
  26. Australia, we need to talk about who governs our city-states
  27. who would win in a fight between the Black Mamba and the Inland Taipan?
  28. Albanese pledges Labor government would have 2050 carbon-neutral target
  29. Brain temperature is difficult to measure. Here's how a new infrared technique can help
  30. scarlet ribbons – the huge history of big hair bows
  31. Labor is right to talk about well-being, but it depends on where you live
  32. Teen use of cannabis has dropped in New Zealand, but legalisation could make access easier
  33. Government juggles health security and wealth security as China travel ban extended
  34. Phil Honeywood on the coronavirus challenge for universities
  35. Yes, Australians on board the Diamond Princess need to go into quarantine again. It's time to reset the clock
  36. Criminal penalties for corporate wage theft are appealing, but won't fix the problem on their own
  37. How you can help – not harm – wild animals recovering from bushfires
  38. Australian unis may need to cut staff and research if government extends coronavirus travel ban
  39. the protein 'spike' that lets the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pierce and invade human cells
  40. Holden was never really Australian
  41. For Australia to be respected on human rights, it needs to look deeper into its own record
  42. How vulnerable is Xi Jinping over coronavirus? In today's China, there are few to hold him to account
  43. how aged care is failing LGBTI+ people
  44. why the science on hazard reduction is contested
  45. Life sentences – what creative writing by prisoners tells us about the inside
  46. People love the idea of 20-minute neighbourhoods. So why isn't it top of the agenda?
  47. I made bushfire maps from satellite data, and found a glaring gap in Australia's preparedness
  48. what parents should know and what schools should do if they suspect it
  49. Indigenous pain and protest written in the history of signatures
  50. Holden's dead end shows government policy should have taken a different road

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