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what studying Macbeth in Queensland could teach us about place and shipwrecks

  • Written by: Claire Hansen, Lecture in English/Writing, James Cook University
what studying Macbeth in Queensland could teach us about place and shipwrecksMacbeth's Scottish heaths may seem a long way from tropical Queensland, but there are points of connection.Unsplash/Matt Riches, FAL

When you imagine the setting for Macbeth, misty heaths, battlefields, and the brooding highlands spring to mind. Teaching the play in the midst of a tropical summer in Townsville, far north Queensland, highlights...

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Bees can learn higher numbers than we thought – if we train them the right way

  • Written by: Adrian Dyer, Associate Professor, RMIT University
Bees can learn higher numbers than we thought – if we train them the right wayHoneybees: nature's maths whizzes.SR Howard, Author provided

Bees are pretty good at maths – as far as insects go, at least. We already know, for example, that they can count up to four and even understand the concept of zero.

But in a new study, published today in the Journal of Experimental Biology, we show honeybees can also understand...

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As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great

  • Written by: Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University
As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are greatTurkish armoured vehicles drive down a road during a military operation in Kurdish areas of northern Syria.AAP/EPA/STR

Turkey did not waste much time in launching an attack on Syrian soil just days after US President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw US forces from northern Syria. As this development opens a new chapter in Syria, Turkey...

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Endometriosis costs women and society $30,000 a year for every sufferer

  • Written by: Mike Armour, Post-doctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University
Endometriosis costs women and society $30,000 a year for every suffererIt can be difficult to get pain from endometriosis under control.Shutterstock

The average cost for a woman with endometriosis both personally and for society is around A$30,000 a year, according to our research, published today in the journal PLOS ONE.

Most of these costs are not from medication, or doctors’ visits, although these do play a...

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  1. Coal miners and urban greenies have one thing in common, and Labor must use it
  2. Points for tries? The Rugby World Cup shows how bonus schemes can come unstuck
  3. A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first place
  4. A virus is attacking koalas' genes. But their DNA is fighting back
  5. a journey through Adnyamathanha Yarta
  6. It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work
  7. A little more confusion added to the climate policy debate
  8. Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor's trap of overloaded agenda
  9. Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines
  10. chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries
  11. Just 29 companies receive 59% of Australia Council funding. Artists are calling for a change
  12. failing to pass on the full rate cut needn't mean banks are profiteering
  13. Shh! Don't mention the public housing shortage. But no serious action on homelessness can ignore it
  14. Trump's ratings slightly down after Ukraine scandal as Warren surges to tie Biden in Democratic polls
  15. A national drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. So why has it taken so long to enact a new one?
  16. It's only October, so what's with all these bushfires? New research explains it
  17. the myth that's driving Morrison's anti-union push
  18. Saturn has more moons than Jupiter – but why are we only finding out about them now?
  19. Is this study legit? 5 questions to ask when reading news stories of medical research
  20. Why we need 'crazy' ideas for new city parks
  21. Labor's climate and resources spokesmen at odds over future policy
  22. There are three types of climate change denier, and most of us are at least one
  23. What are hives, the common skin condition that gives you itchy, red bumps?
  24. the life and lonely death of one of Australia's greatest pianists
  25. the short story cycle and Rebekah Clarkson’s Barking Dogs
  26. Cosmic theorist and planet-hunters share physics prize as Nobels reward otherworldly discoveries
  27. Does destiny shape your decisions? Your answer could affect your marriage satisfaction
  28. Can hiding likes make Facebook fairer and rein in fake news? The science says maybe
  29. Looking to rent a home? 6 things that will help or hinder you
  30. No, serving sizes on food labels don't tell us how much we should eat
  31. why we should invest more in our indie game creators
  32. we shouldn't fund them like they do
  33. Kangaroos (and other herbivores) are eating away at national parks across Australia
  34. why some people still think climate change isn't real
  35. Painting Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce as a superhero is part of a long Australian tradition
  36. Malcolm Turnbull delivers the unpalatable truth to Scott Morrison on climate and energy
  37. Trump decision to withdraw troops from Syria opens way for dangerous Middle East power play
  38. how our country is failing to protect its children
  39. refugees stuck in Indonesia rally against UNHCR for chronic waiting
  40. There are differences between free speech, hate speech and academic freedom – and they matter
  41. Extinction Rebellion protesters might be annoying. But they have a point
  42. Do women's life-long experiences of being judged on appearance change how they feel in open-plan offices?
  43. a portrait of Melbourne's working class
  44. the black hole at the heart of our galaxy is more explosive than we thought
  45. Dams are being built, but they are private: Australia Institute
  46. Governments took the hard road on clean energy – and consumers are feeling the bumps
  47. The Real Dirty Dancing reduces a political film to little more than coy dance numbers
  48. Only 2 in 3 physios provide 'recommended care', but that's still higher than medicine
  49. Students from China may defend their country but that doesn't make them Communist Party agents
  50. lessons from the collapse of White Ribbon Australia

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