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Mary Shelley’s The Last Man is a prophecy of life in a global pandemic

  • Written by Olivia Murphy, Postdoctoral research fellow in English, University of Sydney
Mary Shelley’s The Last Man is a prophecy of life in a global pandemicWikimedia Commons

Mary Shelley is famous for one novel – her first, Frankenstein (1819). Its extraordinary career in adaptation began almost from the point of publication, and it has had a long afterlife as a keyword in our culture. Frankenstein speaks to us now in our fears of scientific overreach, our difficulties in recognising our shared...

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New findings show Australian sheep face dangerous heat stress on export ships

  • Written by Clive Phillips, Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland
New findings show Australian sheep face dangerous heat stress on export shipsTrevor Collens/AAP

It’s been almost three years since thousands of Australian sheep died during a voyage from Australia to the Middle East. My group’s new research provides insight into the heat stress faced by sheep exported in recent years and casts further doubt on the industry’s future.

We found sheep experienced heat stress on...

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The darknet – a wild west for fake coronavirus 'cures'? The reality is more complicated (and regulated)

  • Written by James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Swinburne University of Technology
The darknet – a wild west for fake coronavirus 'cures'? The reality is more complicated (and regulated)Shutterstock

The coronavirus pandemic has spawned reports of unregulated health products and fake cures being sold on the dark web. These include black market PPE, illicit medications such as the widely touted “miracle” drug chloroquine, and fake COVID-19 “cures” including blood supposedly from recovered coronavirus patients...

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  1. Why do women gain weight during menopause?
  2. does spraying the streets work against coronavirus?
  3. Josh Frydenberg warns against Australia turning protectionist after COVID
  4. Can you get the COVID-19 coronavirus twice?
  5. 5 tips to help parents navigate the unique needs of children with autism learning from home
  6. how coronavirus is reshaping how we see ourselves and the world around us
  7. every photograph tells a virtual story
  8. Coronavirus redundancies are understandable, but there are alternatives
  9. Reclaiming the streets? We all can have a say in the 'new normal' after coronavirus
  10. The coronavirus survival challenge for NZ tourism: affordability and sustainability
  11. Aren't we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million people
  12. Schools have been ideological battlegrounds in the past. In the coronavirus crisis, they are again
  13. Post-coronavirus, we'll need a working tax system, not more taxes and not higher rates
  14. knitting your first woolly scarf
  15. how fish use their spines to fend off hungry seals
  16. COVID-19 increases risk to international students' mental health. Australia urgently needs to step up
  17. We've had a taste of disrupted food supplies – here are 5 ways we can avoid a repeat
  18. These 4 diets are trending. We looked at the science (or lack of it) behind each one
  19. Yes Prime Minister... Dan Tehan withdraws his attack on Daniel Andrews' leadership
  20. How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month
  21. Yes, we're too dependent on China, but changing that is easier said than done
  22. Review of COVID restrictions brought forward, as government urges COVIDSafe download
  23. why you're having more vivid dreams during the pandemic
  24. If COVID-19 is a national emergency, can the federal government take control of schools?
  25. No wonder isolation's so tiring. All those extra, tiny decisions are taxing our brains
  26. the dangers facing Australian police in the line of duty
  27. While we wait for a coronavirus vaccine, eating well, exercising and managing stress can boost your immune system
  28. Michelle Grattan on the Eden-Monaro by-election, the success of the coronavirus app, and Australia-China relations
  29. Dying old, dying young – death and ageism in the times of Greek myth and coronavirus
  30. Cook commemorations are mute on intimate encounters and their profound impact on Indigenous women
  31. Why the Reserve Bank should fund super funds during the COVID-19 crisis
  32. have people ever seen a colossal squid?
  33. Religious groups are embracing technology during the lockdown, but can it replace human connection?
  34. What is sentinel surveillance and how might it help in the fight against coronavirus?
  35. seeing sex in Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  36. The evidence that lockdowns work may not be gold standard, but it's good
  37. Disasters expose gaps in emergency services' social media use
  38. Sending children back to school during coronavirus has human rights implications
  39. grief and things of stone, wood and wool
  40. Want an economic tonic, Mr Morrison? Use that stimulus money to turbocharge renewables
  41. Australia's links with China must change, but decoupling is not an option
  42. New roadmap gives Australia two paths out of COVID-19 lockdown: elimination or adaptation
  43. People with coronavirus are at risk of blood clots and strokes. Here's what we know so far
  44. Can the government defy history and return Eden-Monaro to 'bellwether' status?
  45. Is remdesivir a miracle drug to cure coronavirus? Don't get your hopes up yet
  46. it's an intriguing but unproven link
  47. We need to flatten the 'other' coronavirus curve, our looming mental health crisis
  48. No, Aussie bats won’t give you COVID-19. We rely on them more than you think
  49. Vale Robert May, the legendary scientist who helped us understand ecosystems, chaos theory and even pandemics
  50. The COVIDSafe app was just one contact tracing option. These alternatives guarantee more privacy
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