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Battle scars reveal the life of 'Mephisto', a WW1 German tank from a century ago

  • Written by: Michael Westaway, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
Battle scars reveal the life of 'Mephisto', a WW1 German tank from a century agoMephisto after its capture in France by the Australian 26th Battalion.Queensland Museum, Author provided

What can we possibly learn from the archaeological study of a World War I battle tank? Quite a lot, it turns out, when the attention is devoted to a rare German-built A7V Sturmpanzerwagen tank known as Mephisto.

The tank was originally collected...

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are phone-obsessed teens at greater risk of ADHD?

  • Written by: Hannah Kirk, Research Fellow in Psychology, Monash University
are phone-obsessed teens at greater risk of ADHD?Hyperactivity and inattentiveness doesn't mean you have ADHD.Ant Rozetsky

This week, news outlets across the world reported a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) linking digital media exposure to reduced attention spans and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD):

But while the study found a link between high...

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Is the 'Zero Hour' youth climate march a turning point, or more of the same?

  • Written by: Marc Hudson, PhD Candidate, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester

This weekend, young climate activists will march through Washington DC’s National Mall. The rally, part of the Zero Hour movement, is another sign of the concern and dismay felt by young people after 30-plus years of prevarication and hesitation by their elders.

Just as young Americans are realising that their schools won’t be made...

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Michelle Grattan on the Mayo byelection and crossbenchers in the parliament

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan on the Mayo byelection and crossbenchers in the parliamentCentre Alliance candidate Rebekha Sharkie is polling strongly ahead of next weekend's byelection in the South Australian seat of Mayo.AAP/Roy Vandervegt

Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with Director of the University of Canberra’s Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, Mark Evans. They examine the Mayo electorate in...

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