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Bees join an elite group of species that understands the concept of zero as a number

  • Written by: Scarlett Howard, PhD candidate, RMIT University
Bees join an elite group of species that understands the concept of zero as a numberBees live in complex environments, and make lots of decisions every day that are crucial for survival. from www.shutterstock.com

When it comes to bees, it seems that nothing really does matter.

As shown in a paper published today, our research demonstrates that the honeybee can understand the quantitative value of nothing, and place zero in the...

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what's the difference between formative and summative assessment in schools?

  • Written by: Rod Lane, Senior Lecturer in Educational Assessment, Macquarie University
what's the difference between formative and summative assessment in schools?Both formative and summative assessments are important parts of a well-rounded assessment program.Shutterstock

The recent Gonski report argues Australia needs assessment and reporting models that capture both achievement progress and long-term learning progress. This, according to the review panel, involves low-stakes, low-key, and regular...

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Why breakups are so hard and how to cope with them

  • Written by: Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
Why breakups are so hard and how to cope with themMost people will experience feelings of deep loss and distress after a long-term relationship breakup. from www.shutterstock.com

Despite populist writings that love lasts forever, the divorce statistics across various countries tell us that anywhere between one in 25 to two in three marriages end. If these statistics were to take into account the...

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Twenty years on, One Nation is still chaotic, controversial and influential

  • Written by: Chris Salisbury, Research Associate, The University of Queensland
Twenty years on, One Nation is still chaotic, controversial and influentialWith, for now, three Senate votes as her bargaining chips, Hanson's impact – on government policy or on the major parties' electoral strategy – is still being felt.AAP/Peter Mathew

Twenty years since its spectacular electoral debut in Queensland, Pauline Hanson’s One Nation remains a potent, if enigmatic, political force. Despite...

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  2. Liberals' Georgina Downer trailing in early Mayo poll
  3. Government and Labor unite to erect the barriers against foreign interference
  4. Passing the brumby bill is a backward step for environmental protection in Australia
  5. Here's what a privacy policy that's easy to understand could look like
  6. Fewer men who have sex with men are using condoms when taking PrEP, and that's OK
  7. Tony Albert’s politically charged kitsch collection confronts our racist past
  8. Australian fished populations drop by a third over ten years, study finds
  9. Manifeste pour les entreprenants… Par-delà les premiers de cordée
  10. Apple acknowledges the iKid generation at its developer conference with new parental controls
  11. Nature's traffic engineers have come up with many simple but effective solutions
  12. Religious freedoms should include spiritual beliefs too
  13. Haitch or aitch? How a humble letter was held hostage by historical haughtiness
  14. Five things parents can do to improve their children's eating patterns
  15. Many Australian school students feel they 'don't belong' in school: new research
  16. Live sheep exporters get longer 'grace' period for sub-standard ships
  17. 'Western civilisation'? History teaching has moved on, and so should those who champion it
  18. What's driving the sky-high child marriage rates in South Sudan
  19. Kate Spade, the archetypal New Yorker, sold whimsical, affordable luxury to women
  20. Paramedics need more support to deal with daily trauma
  21. three things you should know about volcano risk
  22. the quiet rise of gender-neutral toys
  23. Despite strong words, the US has few options left to reverse China's gains in the South China Sea
  24. Making a global agenda work locally for healthy, sustainable living in tropical Australia
  25. ANU's new entrance criteria won't do much to improve equity
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  27. Deterring cyber attacks: old problems, new solutions
  28. The world’s economic crisis-fighting mechanisms are dangerously inadequate
  29. Greens release annual figures for income tax package
  30. Turnbull wants Joyce to have continuing 'prominent role' in public life
  31. The flu vaccine is being oversold – it's not that effective
  32. why Chinese telecoms participating in Australia's 5G network could be a problem
  33. Labor trailing in Longman and Braddon, and how Senate changes helped the Coalition
  34. No evidence that sexbots reduce harms to women and children
  35. Airbnb regulation needs to distinguish between sharing and plain old commercial letting
  36. The House of Bernada Alba is an extraordinary portrait of imposed silence and female misogyny
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  38. five medicinal plants used by Aboriginal Australians
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  40. Traditional Aboriginal healers should work alongside doctors to help close the gap
  41. Combining the facial recognition decisions of humans and computers can prevent costly mistakes
  42. Fed up with always being in the slow queue? That's why queues are being 'designed out'
  43. How changes to UK law may provide more dual citizenship drama
  44. To improve internships and placements, embed technology in their design
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