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How long would garden snails live if they were not eaten by another animal?

  • Written by: Bill Bateman, Associate professor, Curtin University
How long would garden snails live if they were not eaten by another animal?Very few people have ever had the patience to study how long garden snails live in the wild.Emily Nunell/The Conversation CC-NY-BD, CC BY

Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production...

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The myth of 'the Queensland voter', Australia's trust deficit, and the path to Indigenous recognition

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling
The myth of 'the Queensland voter', Australia's trust deficit, and the path to Indigenous recognitionToday we're asking: what Queensland seats are the ones to watch on election night? How to give Indigenous Australians a true voice in politics? And how can we improve trust in the political system?Shutterstock

Today we’re bringing you a special discussion about the federal election that took place at the launch of a book of Conversation...

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New Zealand’s urban freshwater is improving, but a major report reveals huge gaps in our knowledge

  • Written by: Troy Baisden, Professor and Chair in Lake and Freshwater Sciences, University of Waikato
New Zealand’s urban freshwater is improving, but a major report reveals huge gaps in our knowledgeRegional councils monitor water quality in streams and rivers.Troy Baisden, CC BY-ND

Environment Aotearoa 2019, a major report released today, provides the first snapshot since 2015 of New Zealand’s environment across five “domains” – air, climate, freshwater, land and ocean.

This is the first synthesis report produced under...

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Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn't just look the same, it's part of the challenges refugees face

  • Written by: Majdi Faleh, Teaching Assistant, University of Melbourne
Paris? Melbourne? Public housing doesn't just look the same, it's part of the challenges refugees facePublic housing in Paris (left) and Melbourne (right) has similar impacts on residents' integration into the community. Wissem Felah, Sandra Carrasco, Author provided

The public housing estates built in cities around the world since the first public housing was built in the 19th-century London have long been home to the very vulnerable, including...

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  1. How old ideas about tolerance can help us live more peacefully today
  2. New study finds family violence is often poorly understood in faith communities
  3. We can't predict how bad this year's flu season will be but here's what we know so far
  4. We scanned one of our closest cousins, the coelacanth, to learn how its brain grows
  5. a new Australian romantic comedy with a sincere sense of place
  6. Constructively tough? Neither side has committed to fully adopting perhaps the most important recommendation of the banking royal commission
  7. Homeschooled students often get better test results and have more degrees than their peers
  8. Tips to reduce your waste this Easter (but don't worry, you can still eat chocolate)
  9. Māori loanwords in NZ English are less about meaning, more about identity
  10. Those tax cuts should follow proper process, officials tell government
  11. what is Candida auris and who is at risk?
  12. New research reveals how young Australians will decide who gets their vote
  13. Traditional owners still stand in Adani's way
  14. Radical Inventor is a tribute to living, breathing works of art
  15. Pacific island cities call for a rethink of climate resilience for the most vulnerable
  16. How fake news gets into our minds, and what you can do to resist it
  17. priorities for the next government
  18. Election campaign lesson #1: don't mess with Medicare
  19. No matter who wins the election, many Australians think real leadership will be lacking
  20. Electric cars can clean up the mining industry – here's how
  21. Three things Australia's next education minister must prioritise to improve schools
  22. Were journalists 'just doing their job' in the political resignation of Metiria Turei?
  23. Why would rational voters believe talk of hundreds of billions and 10-year timeframes?
  24. Why are we so moved by the plight of the Notre Dame?
  25. Don't despair about Notre Dame
  26. Why climate change will dull autumn leaf displays
  27. Reshaping Sydney by design – few know about the mandatory competitions, but we all see the results
  28. Is Jokowi 'religious enough' for conservative voters?
  29. Farms create lots of data, but farmers don't control where it ends up and who can use it
  30. can caffeine improve your exercise performance?
  31. Labor and Coalition proposals side by side
  32. Three years in, is the AFLW kicking goals?
  33. an online dilly bag for keeping Indigenous digital archives safe
  34. why do eggs have a yolk?
  35. politicians actually do keep their promises
  36. Here's why electric cars have plenty of grunt, oomph and torque
  37. High-dose, immune-boosting or four-strain? A guide to flu vaccines for over-65s
  38. an assertion of individual freedom that still resonates
  39. Homeschooled children are far more socially engaged than you might think
  40. There's no 'garbage patch' in the Southern Indian Ocean, so where does all the rubbish go?
  41. Memories. In 1961 Labor promised to boost the deficit to fight unemployment. The promise won
  42. Election stays on tax and health battlegrounds
  43. Peter Dutton – Labor's not-so-secret weapon against Hunt and Sukkar
  44. Labor maintains its lead in Newspoll, while One Nation drops; NSW upper house finalised
  45. the enigmatic art of Rosslynd Piggott
  46. As Mediscare 2.0 takes centre stage, here's what you need to know about hospital 'cuts' and cancer funding
  47. New minister for public spaces is welcome – now here are ten priorities for action
  48. Digital campaigning on sites like Facebook is unlikely to swing the election
  49. A simpler tax system should spark joy. Sadly, the one in this budget doesn’t
  50. 'Fairness' versus 'strength' – the battle to frame the federal election

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