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How birds become male or female, and occasionally both

  • Written by: Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University

The highly unusual “semi-identical” Australian twins reported last week are the result of a rare event. It’s thought the brother and sister (who have identical genes from their mother but not their father) developed from an egg fertilised by two different sperm at the same moment.

In humans, it’s the sperm that determines...

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is moderate drinking good for me?

  • Written by: Hassan Vally, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, La Trobe University
is moderate drinking good for me?We previously thought moderate drinking could be good for our health. There's now evidence that says the opposite.From shutterstock.com

For the past three decades or so, the conventional wisdom has been that drinking alcohol at moderate levels is good for us.

The evidence for this has come from many studies that have suggested the death rate for...

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ALP widens Newspoll lead to 54-46%, as Liberals choose conservative successor to Bishop

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
ALP widens Newspoll lead to 54-46%, as Liberals choose conservative successor to BishopThe latest Newspoll comes as the Liberals in Curtin on Sunday selected Celia Hammond as the candidate for Julie Bishop's safe Western Australian seat. University of Notre Dame

The ALP has increased its two-party lead to 54-46%, in the 50th consecutive Newspoll the Coalition had lost.

The worsening Coalition performance, from 47-53% in the last three...

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  1. Tony Abbott tries some climate adaptation for the winds of Warringah
  2. Michelle Grattan on more cabinet departures, national accounts figures and Morrison's Christmas island visit
  3. Kauri pines are late-blooming rainforest giants
  4. New Zealand's repeal of "year and a day" rule expands liability for homicide
  5. how teaching children about gender could help reduce sexism
  6. Backlash and gender fatigue. Why progress on gender equality has slowed
  7. Next government must find Australia's place in a turbulent and rapidly changing world
  8. A Man of Good Hope is no tale of triumph over adversity, but it is the story of many
  9. Community members should be able to sponsor refugees for the right reasons, not to save the government money
  10. Why women in economics have little to celebrate
  11. Mark Latham in the upper house? A Coalition minority government? The NSW election is nearly upon us and it's going to be a wild ride
  12. After years of vicious culture wars, hope may yet triumph over hate in Australian politics
  13. A second vote is the only way out of the Brexit mess
  14. Welcome Asterix, Obelix and Yoda! Finding fun in the serious matter of discovering insects
  15. #MeToo has changed the media landscape, but in Australia there is still much to be done
  16. Gender equity. The way things are going, we won't reach true parity until the 22nd century
  17. My CV is gender biased. Here's what I plan to do about it
  18. Australia needs a national plan to face the growing threat of climate disasters
  19. Women in STEM need your support – and Australia needs women in STEM
  20. No matter who wins the next election, managing the China relationship will be tricky – and vital
  21. do we need to worry about glyphosate in our beer and wine?
  22. the revival of strikes in New Zealand
  23. the old ones no longer fit once you move to the country
  24. rebooting the idea of 'civilisation' for Australian soil
  25. Josh Frydenberg has a great job at the worst time
  26. leading lessons from Manchester United's caretaker manager
  27. Remember Blockbuster, Nirvana and pagers? The new Captain Marvel lives in the 1990s
  28. Māori and Pasifika leaders report racism in government health advisory groups
  29. In Stephen Sewell's charming Arbus and West, feminism boils to the surface
  30. Acting on gender-based violence must be a priority for the next federal government
  31. The dingo is a true-blue, native Australian species
  32. Australia's sudden ultra-low economic growth ought not to have come as surprise
  33. Don’t ban Michael Jackson's music – talk about the accusations
  34. National Redress Scheme for child sexual abuse protects institutions at the expense of justice for survivors
  35. Introducing gender lens investing. It's more than pink-washing
  36. New Zealand’s proposed capital gains tax could nudge taxpayers to invest in art instead of property
  37. why do we actually need them and can they get it 'wrong'?
  38. What pill is that? Cheap and easy pill testing could soon be in your own hands
  39. Five gifs that explain how pumped hydro actually works
  40. What if we've had gender the wrong way around? What if, for workplace parity, we focused on men?
  41. Australia should start planning for universal tertiary education
  42. Hollywood may be able to afford #MeToo, but it’s a stretch for the Australian arts
  43. Future budgets are going to have to spend more on welfare, which is fine. It's spending on us
  44. Reality check. Having a woman on your board needn't make it diverse
  45. older women have their say about the challenges of life in a city like Melbourne
  46. Rising seas allow coastal wetlands to store more carbon
  47. Eat your vegetables – studies show plant-based diets are good for immunity
  48. We need more than a website to stop Australians paying exorbitant out-of-pocket health costs
  49. Where did you grow up? How strontium in your teeth can help answer that question
  50. startling theatre and a call to the dead to speak

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