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Four years after the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine: key gains and losses

  • Written by: Olga Oleinikova, Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Director of Ukraine Democracy Initiative, University of Sydney
Four years after the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine: key gains and lossesIn Kyiv in February 2014, riot police line up opposite crosses marking the deaths of protesters. More than 10,000 people have been killed since the Euromaidan protests began in late 2013.Christiaan Triebert/Flickr, CC BY-NC

This article is part of the Revolutions and Counter Revolutions series, curated by Democracy Futures as a joint global...

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What goes into breaking records at the Commonwealth Games

  • Written by: Jon Buckley, Professor & Director, Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), University of South Australia

The Commonwealth Games has seen many new records set in the pool, on the cycling track and elsewhere. Most experts agree that there is a limit to human performance, so there is a point beyond which records will no longer be broken. But nobody can be sure when that will be.

The continual breaking of world records is the result of complex...

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A sperm race to help save one of New Zealand’s threatened birds, the sugar-lapping hihi

  • Written by: Helen Taylor, Research fellow in conservation genetics, University of Otago
A sperm race to help save one of New Zealand’s threatened birds, the sugar-lapping hihiA male hihi on a flowering flax bush.Mhairi McCready, CC BY-SA

It’s likely you’ve never heard of a hihi, let alone seen one in the wild. Also known as stitchbirds, these colourful little critters are a true taonga, or treasure. They’re only found in New Zealand, and currently restricted to just seven sanctuary sites.

Without the...

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Are Australians ready to embrace libertarianism?

  • Written by: Chris Berg, Postdoctoral fellow, RMIT University

This article is the third in a five-part series on the battle for conservative hearts and minds in Australian politics. Read part one here and part two here.

How much influence does libertarianism have on Australian politics? The first thing to know is that the Australian political system has very few libertarians in it.

The only federal member of...

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  1. Would regulation cement Facebook's market power? It's unlikely
  2. Ocean heat waves and weaker winds will keep Australia warm for a while yet
  3. like a broken record, high temperatures further stress our ecosystems
  4. Chill out. A slightly warmer office won't make it too hot to think
  5. Ancient stone tools found on Sulawesi, but who made them remains a mystery
  6. Response to rumours of a Chinese military base in Vanuatu speak volumes about Australian foreign policy
  7. How Beethoven's 'mistake' became one of our most famous tunes
  8. Captured! Radio telescope records a rare 'glitch' in a pulsar's regular pulsing beat
  9. The science of elite long distance running
  10. Why teachers are turning to Twitter
  11. is it true pasta doesn't make you gain weight, and could even help you lose it?
  12. Voices of residents missing in a time of crisis for public housing
  13. Keytruda may be a miracle cancer drug, but can those who need it afford it?
  14. punk's not dead, just patching itself up
  15. Commonwealth Games injuries highlight a problematic culture in elite sports
  16. ASEAN-Australia special summit has much work to do on women's role in peace and security
  17. Location and voice technology are the future of retail
  18. Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook apology is the linguistic equivalent of 'shit happens'
  19. Tony Abbott and the revenge of the ‘delcons’
  20. Newspoll not all bad news for Turnbull as Coalition's position improves
  21. your guide to the 2018 Stella shortlist
  22. Materials that make heat worse for our kids demand a rethink by designers
  23. Australia's history of live exports is more than two centuries old
  24. That contract your computer made could get you in a legal bind
  25. Do athletes really need protein supplements?
  26. How does glow in the dark paint work?
  27. how asteroids made an impact on Australia
  28. When it comes to China's influence on Australia, beware of sweeping statements and conflated ideas
  29. Should the Commonwealth Games come with a health warning?
  30. Autism advocacy and research misses the mark if autistic people are left out
  31. Science vagabonde, un voyage autour des sciences
  32. What is hepatitis A and how can you get it from eating frozen fruit?
  33. Shorten's plan to triple anti-dumping penalties misunderstands the law
  34. The many ways Australia isn't as pro-trade as we claim
  35. Why does some tap water taste weird?
  36. In The Magpie, Monet found all the colour in a snowy day
  37. Political interventions have undermined the parole system's effectiveness and independence
  38. Banning MPs from private messaging apps is a simplistic response to a complex problem
  39. Can the Liberal Party hold its 'broad church' of liberals and conservatives together?
  40. A brief history of fake doctors, and how they get away with it
  41. South Australia's trial of England's year one phonics check shows why we need it
  42. Our survey found 'questionable research practices' by ecologists and biologists – here's what that means
  43. Commonwealth Games have better integrated para-sports, but society needs to catch up
  44. England expects 40% of new housing developments will be affordable, why can't Australia?
  45. Fifteen years after looting, thousands of artefacts are still missing from Iraq's national museum
  46. A new wave of rock removal could spell disaster for farmland wildlife
  47. Sensors in public spaces can help create cities that are both smart and sociable
  48. An ugly set of numbers triggers havoc in the Turnbull government
  49. Thinking about getting your child the flu vaccine? Here's what you need to know
  50. AGL's plan to replace Liddell is cheaper and cleaner than keeping it open

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