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Come hither... how imitating mating males could cut cane toad numbers

  • Written by: Lin Schwarzkopf, Professor in Zoology, James Cook University

Cane toads are a real Aussie success story – for themselves, at least. But research has produced a new kind of trap that may help stop their insidious march south.

The new traps imitate cane toads’ mating calls and also use UV lights to attract insects, enticing both male and female toads to the trap.

There are too many toads in...

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Animal study hints at link between vitamin D and autism, but don't start supplementing yet

  • Written by: Andrew Whitehouse, Winthrop Professor, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
Animal study hints at link between vitamin D and autism, but don't start supplementing yetMultiple studies have found links between vitamin D and autism, but nothing is conclusive yet. Unsplash

In the last few decades scientists have been discovering the many uses of vitamin D and the possible effects of not getting enough of it. An animal study published today has found a possible link between the amount of the vitamin in the...

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Book review – Clive Hamilton's Silent Invasion: China's Influence in Australia

  • Written by: Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University
Book review – Clive Hamilton's Silent Invasion: China's Influence in AustraliaClive Hamilton paints a picture of China's unrelenting determination not only to control those within the country, but also to dominate the world using whatever means at its disposal.AAP/Wang Zhou

On page 132 of Clive Hamilton’s highly charged attack on China and Australian leaders’ encouragement of closer ties, he reports that our...

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A conversation that reaches beyond Melbourne and Sydney

  • Written by: Misha Ketchell, Editor, The Conversation

You might not realise that in the seven years since we launched The Conversation it has grown pretty big. In fact, you’re among the more than 9 million users globally who read our articles on The Conversation every month. When you add in republishers, the global audience for our articles is well over 30 million users a month.

Among our...

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  2. NDIS needs the market to help make up at least 60% shortfall in specialist disability housing
  3. There's still a long way to go for the Don Dale royal commission to achieve justice
  4. Your ATAR isn't the only thing universities are looking at
  5. How #MeToo can guide sex education in schools
  6. As humans change the world, predators seize the chance to succeed
  7. Common skin rashes and what to do about them
  8. The Execution of Savonarola and Two Companions at Piazza della Signoria
  9. Consumers need critical thinking to fend off banks' bad behaviour
  10. Sarah Hanson-Young on the Greens Batman setback
  11. Legal lessons for Australia from Uber’s self-driving car fatality
  12. Who’s to blame when driverless cars have an accident?
  13. New Zealand, US and UK outrank Australia in scores on budget transparency
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  15. We won't stop lone-actor attacks until we understand violence against women
  16. We need to rethink our moral obligations to create a better world
  17. Why union members earn higher wages than their non-union colleagues
  18. Cycling and walking are short-changed when it comes to transport funding in Australia
  19. New coral bleaching outbreak in NT a worrying sign of our warming oceans
  20. Therapy dogs can help reduce student stress, anxiety and improve school attendance
  21. What does a 'Leb' look like?
  22. #MeToo exposes legal failures, but ‘trial by Twitter' isn’t one of them
  23. Before you write that scathing online review, beware of defamation
  24. half of adults and one-third of kids don't brush twice a day
  25. China's new central bank governor will have to deal with massive debt and an ambitious economic agenda
  26. What happens in the body when we sweat?
  27. How tree bonds can help preserve the urban forest
  28. Peter Dutton’s ‘fast track’ for white South African farmers is a throwback to a long, racist history
  29. MRKH syndrome, when a woman's uterus never develops
  30. towards a digital, proactive emergency response
  31. We must develop 'techno-wisdom' to prevent technology from consuming us
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  34. Why the RBA needs to talk about future interest-rate policy
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  36. The politics of black hair: an Australian perspective
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  40. Batman is a strong victory for Shorten, but he still has a selling job on tax move
  41. After 16 years, electoral dynamics finally caught up with Labor in South Australia
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