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When humans split from the apes

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageCranium of Sahelanthropus tchadensis: a 7 million year old member of the human evolutionary lineage from Chad. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

When and where did humans split from the apes to become a separate branch of bipeds? Are we an ape or not? If so, which of the living Great Apes is the closest to humans?

European philosophers and scientists have...

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Government set to change Senate voting in bad news for 'micros'

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The government is set to secure reforms to the Senate voting system that will squeeze out “micro”-players.

Immediately after the changes were announced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Special Minister of State Mathias Cormann, the Greens welcomed the move and called on the ALP to support it.

While the Greens said they would...

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How much time have I got, doc? The problems with predicting survival at end of life

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imageDoctors are often asked to give prognoses, but they can't be sure of how long patients will survive. Christine Gleason/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Predicting how long a patient will survive is critically important for them and their families to guide future planning, yet notoriously difficult for doctors to predict accurately. While many patients request this...

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