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Chocolate Labradors die earlier than yellow or black, and have more disease

  • Written by: Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney
Chocolate Labradors die earlier than yellow or black, and have more diseaseShutterstock

Chocolate-coloured Labrador retrievers have, on average, 10% shorter lives than black or yellow Labradors, according to a study we co-published today in Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. Ear infections and skin diseases are also more common in chocolate Labradors than non-chocolate Labradors.

We looked at the UK veterinary records more...

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Decoding the music masterpieces: Rossini's opera, Otello

  • Written by: Peter Tregear, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne
Decoding the music masterpieces: Rossini's opera, OtelloOthello and Desdemona, Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle, circa 1827.Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

If you attend Rossini’s opera Otello (1813) expecting something close to the structure and poetry of Shakepeare’s original – as Lord Byron did when he went to a performance in Venice in 1818 – you will be disappointed. “They...

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Why children in institutional care may be worse off now than they were in the 19th century

  • Written by: Nell Musgrove, Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University
Why children in institutional care may be worse off now than they were in the 19th centuryNational apologies for abuse are important, but children in institutional care also need better support transitioning to adulthood.Shutterstock

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s national apology to the victims of child sexual abuse was a moment of reckoning for the government – an admission of the country’s failures to protect...

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how much physical activity is enough in older age?

  • Written by: Anne Tiedemann, Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow in Physical Activity for Healthy Ageing, University of Sydney
how much physical activity is enough in older age?Physical activity is just as important for people over 65 as anyone else.Andrey Popov/Shutterstock

We all know making physical activity a regular habit is important for health and well-being. But health promotion messages are often aimed at children and young people, with less focus on the importance of physical activity for older people. However,...

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  1. Why do flies vomit on their food?
  2. The five stages of grief don't come in fixed steps – everyone feels differently
  3. The national apology to victims of institutional child sexual abuse matters. Here's why
  4. is the Coalition spending '$1 billion extra, every year' on aged care?
  5. David Goldblatt's kind, calm photographs of South Africa exist in a morality minefield
  6. Nauru's life on the frontlines
  7. Some cybersecurity apps could be worse for privacy than nothing at all
  8. Turning 'big brother' surveillance into a helping hand to the homeless
  9. Wentworth mightn't be typical but it's the shrill canary in the mine
  10. Phelps consolidates her lead in Wentworth after nail biting day
  11. what is a hung parliament and how would it affect the passage of legislation?
  12. Wentworth byelection called too early for Phelps as Liberals recover in late counting
  13. Australia's native rhododendrons hide in the high mountain forests
  14. Liberals trounced in huge Wentworth swing, bringing a hung parliament
  15. William Forsythe's A Quiet Evening of Dance is surprising, amusing, but precise
  16. what's on the menu for Australia's top predator?
  17. With a billion reasons not to trust super trustees, we need regulators to act in the public interest
  18. One year on for Ardern's coalition government in New Zealand
  19. When Thailand and Australia were closer neighbours, tectonically speaking
  20. climate snake oil or the 1.5-degree panacea?
  21. Michelle Grattan on Morrison's pitch for the Jewish vote in Wentworth
  22. Pacific nations aren't cash-hungry, minister, they just want action on climate change
  23. the bacteria that live in and on us
  24. With the right help, bears can recover from the torture of bile farming
  25. family as 'brand' – the rise of the digital mumpreneur
  26. The Morrison government's biggest economic problem? Climate change denial
  27. Please don't dismiss the PC inquiry into mental health as 'just another inquiry'
  28. A Goblin could guide us to a mystery planet thought to exist in the Solar system
  29. this is what needs to be done to make a Central City CBD work
  30. the housing market might deflate, but it might pop. Here's how
  31. Scott Morrison braces for judgement by Malcolm Turnbull's old voters
  32. How rare minerals form when meteorites slam into Earth
  33. 15% of students admit to buying essays. What can universities do about it?
  34. Criticism of Western Civilisation isn't new, it was part of the Enlightenment
  35. don't bet the house on it
  36. More than a habit? When to worry about nail biting, skin picking and other body-focused repetitive behaviours
  37. don't think of it as a problem to be managed
  38. The resonances between Indigenous art and images captured by microscopes
  39. a snapshot of Australia's favourite porn
  40. Planning for death must happen long before the last few days of life
  41. Australia's naval upgrade may not be enough to keep pace in a fast-changing region
  42. How huge floods and complex infrastructure could have triggered ancient Angkor's demise
  43. Bringing in backpackers is not the right way to get more workers onto farms
  44. how far off is a Parramatta CBD?
  45. Why a wetland might not be wet
  46. Barnaby Joyce stalks Deputy Prime Minister McCormack
  47. Peter Jennings on Morrison's Jerusalem move
  48. Lee Berger wins PM's Life Scientist 2018 award
  49. Prime Minister’s Prize for Science 2018 goes to 'Earth-watcher' Kurt Lambeck
  50. Senate inquiry calls for tougher rules on pet food in Australia

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