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Our ideas about vertebrate evolution challenged by a new tree of life

  • Written by: Benedict King, PhD candidate in vertebrate palaeontology, Flinders University

The placoderms were a diverse group of ancient armoured fishes and it’s widely believed that they are ancestral to virtually all vertebrates alive today, including humans.

Placoderms dominated aquatic environments for 70 million years until they suddenly went extinct some 360 million years ago, paving the way for modern bony fish (osteichthyan...

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The 'no' vote in Italy's referendum triggers economic and political uncertainty

  • Written by: Fabrizio Carmignani, Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Italian voters have rejected plans for constitutional reform supported by the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. This result means more political and economic uncertainty for the time being.

The aim of the reform was to end Italian’s “perfect bicameralism”; that is, the institutional arrangement whereby the house of...

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Tipping the scales on Christmas Island: wasps and bugs use other species, so why can’t we?

  • Written by: Susan Lawler, Senior Lecturer, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University
imageThese red and yellow blobs are yellow lac scale insects that feed crazy ants. A tiny wasp could reduce both populations.Parks Australia

A couple of days ago I published an article with Peter Green about the imminent release of a tiny wasp that will be used for biological control of a bug that feeds the crazy ants that kill red crabs on Christmas...

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  1. Your smartphone knows a lot about you, but what about your mental health?
  2. Why we should no longer consider Last Tango in Paris 'a classic'
  3. Introducing competition to the health sector should be treated with caution
  4. Abbott 'dismayed' by report of end of his Green Army
  5. Australia's 'great green boom' of 2010-11 has been undone by drought
  6. John Key quits while he's ahead – so what's next for New Zealand politics?
  7. Goodbye, Dolly, the magazine that helped so many young women grow up
  8. Financial wizardry alone won't stave off a Chinese debt crisis
  9. Could a cannabis pill reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? Here's how we find out
  10. Health Check: do home remedies for common warts really work?
  11. Why don't more people volunteer? Misconceptions don't help
  12. Governments need to look beyond education rankings and focus on inequities in the system
  13. Neighbours' fears about affordable housing are worse than any impacts
  14. From 'fascists' to 'feminazis': how both sides of politics are biased in their political thinking
  15. The worst year for mosquitoes ever? Here's how we find out
  16. Can we blame climate change for thunderstorm asthma?
  17. The Business Council of Australia and its new head need a reality check
  18. Imitation game: how copies can solve our cultural heritage crises
  19. What can Australia learn from Germany's remarkable energy transition?
  20. Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change
  21. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 3
  22. The underbelly of sport: Dirty Games
  23. Trump rewrites the diplomatic rule book
  24. Will Italy's referendum trigger the next crisis?
  25. A New Politics of Time
  26. ABCC amended local content rules will help Australian steelmakers compete against low-quality imports
  27. Pinchgut's Theodora brings the irrational power of love to uncertain times
  28. Inquiry into Lyme-like illness calls for more research and better treatment
  29. South Australia's reasons for voting down euthanasia go against the evidence
  30. Great Barrier Reef report to UN shows the poor progress on water quality
  31. Three ways to boost science performance in Australian schools
  32. On the pleasure of smoking
  33. Looking back at Italy 1992: a country stuck in the centre in 2016
  34. Everyone's talking but no-one's listening: it's time to reclaim the art of communication
  35. Parliament finishes for 2016, capping off a messy, turbulent year
  36. Don't expect a rerun of the Asian Financial Crisis
  37. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the final week of parliament
  38. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island's spectacular red crabs from crazy ants
  39. Why the health and agriculture sectors need to work together to stop antibiotic resistance
  40. Why Australia should trial the new phonics screening check
  41. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 2
  42. How hard will it be for Australia to extradite and prosecute Neil Prakash?
  43. Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs
  44. Explainer: what is scurvy and is it making a comeback?
  45. Friday essay: the Rise and Fall of oil in popular culture
  46. Despite the hype, batteries aren't the cheapest way to store energy on the grid
  47. Investors and speculators aren't disrupting the water markets
  48. Vital Signs: the data that won't help the government on housing supply
  49. Why people love to delude themselves with sports rituals and superstitions
  50. Grattan on Friday: Can Malcolm Turnbull persuade sceptical voters he is delivering?

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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