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Are they watching you? The tiny brains of bees and wasps can recognise faces

  • Written by: Adrian Dyer, Associate Professor, RMIT University
Are they watching you? The tiny brains of bees and wasps can recognise facesHow do you look to a bee? A face shown through a "bee eye" camera. A. Dyer and S. Williams (RMIT) , Author provided

Recognising faces is essential for how we interact in complex societies, and is often thought to be an ability that requires the sophistication of the large human brain.

But new evidence we published in Frontiers in Psychology shows...

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Why we need some perspective on landscape photography in the Instagram age

  • Written by: Ellen Marie Saethre-McGuirk, Visiting Fellow (Assoc. Prof. Nord Univeristy), Queensland University of Technology
Why we need some perspective on landscape photography in the Instagram ageBardal, from Norwegian Sublime, Ellen Marie Saethre-McGuirk, 2018Ellen Marie Saethre-McGuirk

Thanks to the increasing accessibility of technology, many of us will try to capture the grandeur of the natural world with our phone cameras. One of the attractions is sharing images on social media and publicly staking our claim to that experience.

A...

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Embattled VC winner asks Attorney-General to refer Fairfax Media to police

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Embattled VC winner asks Attorney-General to refer Fairfax Media to policeFairfax Media has published detailed accounts of the claims made against Roberts-Smith, which he denies.Tracey Nearmy/AAP

Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith, the subject of allegations of misconduct while serving with the SAS in Afghanistan, has asked Attorney-General Christian Porter to refer reports by Fairfax Media to the Australian Federal...

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Labor states keep the National Energy Guarantee in play but withhold agreement

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Labor states have kept the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) alive but withheld the in-principle support the federal government had originally hoped to extract from Friday’s meeting of the COAG Energy Council.

The next stage in the NEG battle is the Coalition parties’ crucial meeting on Tuesday, when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull...

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How to Rent a Car for Uber in Melbourne: What Every New Driver Needs to Know

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When Should You Speak to a Lawyer About a Legal Issue?

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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