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Curious Kids: Why are leaves green?

  • Written by: Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne
Curious Kids: Why are leaves green?The leaves of most plants are green because the leaves are full of green chemicals.Marcella Cheng/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!


Why are leaves...

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The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical body

  • Written by: Duane W. Hamacher, Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
The stories behind Aboriginal star names now recognised by the world's astronomical bodyMilky Way star map by Bill Yidumduma Harney, Senior Wardaman Edler.Bill Yidumduma Harney, CC BY

Four stars in the night sky have been formally recognised by their Australian Aboriginal names.

The names include three from the Wardaman people of the Northern Territory and one from the Boorong people of western Victoria. The Wardaman star names are...

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Teachers who feel appreciated are less likely to leave the profession

  • Written by: Vaughan Cruickshank, Course Co-ordinator – Health and Physical Education, Maths/Science, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania
Teachers who feel appreciated are less likely to leave the professionIf teachers are aware of the positive influence they have on their students and colleagues they might have higher levels of self-efficacy and work satisfaction.Shutterstock

We are fast approaching the end of summer holidays and many teachers are turning their attention to preparing for the start of the school year. Many of the teachers who started...

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How women in media won some pay equality in the 1970s, and why they're still fighting today

  • Written by: Marama Whyte, PhD Student in History, University of Sydney
How women in media won some pay equality in the 1970s, and why they're still fighting todayWomen in media joined other women demanding equality in the 1970s. Wikimedia

BBC China editor Carrie Gracie resigned her position last week in an open letter protesting the BBC’s “illegal” gender pay inequality and “the culture of secrecy that helps perpetuate it”. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission is investiga...

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  1. Australian sports should follow the English Premier League and reform salary caps
  2. KodakOne could be the start of a new kind of intellectual property
  3. Extreme heat in sport: why using a fixed temperature cut-off isn't as simple as it seems
  4. Home biogas: turning food waste into renewable energy
  5. Essays On Air: Journeys to the underworld – Greek myth, film and American anxiety
  6. Will elections in 2018 see 2017's left-wing revival continue?
  7. Bitcoin, the property market and Trump: the fact and fiction behind doomsaying in 2018
  8. 'Aussie flu'? We can't be sure where flu originates, and that doesn't really matter anyway
  9. Sustainable shopping: is it possible to fly sustainably?
  10. It's time to get ready for augmented reality
  11. My Name Is Jimi is a four-generation Torres Strait history on stage
  12. Mahathir Mohamad crops up again in bid to lead Malaysia – with Anwar on the same side
  13. Schools can’t tackle child literacy levels alone – it takes a village
  14. For women fighting the gender pay gap discrimination law is limited
  15. AquaSonic merges science and art in an underwater symphony
  16. Explainer: 'bomb cyclones' – the intense winter storms that hit the US (and Australia too)
  17. Why a drug treatment for dementia has eluded us
  18. The Winter Olympics and the two Koreas: how sport diplomacy could save the world
  19. Essays On Air: a new podcast from The Conversation bringing the best writing to you
  20. Why children should be taught to build a positive online presence
  21. A month in, Tesla's SA battery is surpassing expectations
  22. What the stats say: is Steve Smith the second-best Australian cricket batsman ever?
  23. Sudanese heritage youth in Australia are frequently maligned by fear-mongering and racism
  24. Explainer: where do the names of our months come from?
  25. Amazon drives a fifth city-shaping retail revolution
  26. What we can expect from China's economy in 2018
  27. What are antioxidants? And are they truly good for us?
  28. Rocky Horror allegations throw a spotlight on acting boundaries, on and off stage
  29. Treasury memo misses the real impact of Labor's negative gearing policy
  30. How music festivals can change the tune on sexual violence
  31. Curious Kids: Why can some cups go in the microwave and some not?
  32. Politicians are inflating the evidence used to justify tax increases
  33. Australia's climate in 2017: a warm year, with a wet start and finish
  34. Without culling, Victoria's feral horse plan looks set to fail
  35. The Town Hall Affair brings Germaine Greer's 1970s feminist debate roaring into the present
  36. Can I prevent food allergies in my kids?
  37. Drugs, gums or patches won't increase your chances of quitting
  38. Open plan offices CAN actually work, under certain conditions
  39. Stereotypes in the courtroom can prejudice our justice system – here's how that can be fixed
  40. (At least) five reasons you should wear gardening gloves
  41. With apartment living on the rise, how do families and their noisy children fit in?
  42. Doctors already use phones to share clinical images of patients - legislation needs to catch up
  43. Circus Oz's Model Citizens is a triumph of skill and political satire
  44. If you don't have coeliac disease, avoiding gluten isn't healthy
  45. The off-topic Conversation #146
  46. Why it's time to acknowledge Germaine Greer, journalist
  47. Explainer: how does sunscreen work, what is SPF and can I still tan with it on?
  48. Mum, dad and two kids no longer the norm in the changing Australian family
  49. The future of Sydney: a tale of three cities?
  50. The origin of 'us': what we know so far about where we humans come from

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

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

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Correct Sleeping Posture to Minimize Back Strain

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