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How invasive weeds can make wildfires hotter and more frequent

  • Written by: Tim Curran, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand
imageMixed grill: burning combinations of invasive and native plants helps us understand how invasive plants make fires hotter and more likely. Sarah Wyse, CC BY-ND

Over the past year the global media has been full of reports of catastrophic fires in California, the Mediterranean, Chile and elsewhere. One suggested reason for increases in catastrophic...

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Elite companions, flute girls and child slaves: sex work in ancient Athens

  • Written by: Marguerite Johnson, Professor of Classics, University of Newcastle
imageA painting depicting a debate between Socrates and Aspasia, by Nicolas André Monsiaux, circa 1800.Wikimedia Commons

In our sexual histories series, authors explore changing sexual mores from antiquity to today.

When the Athenian politician Pericles delivered his famous Funeral Oration at the end of the first year of the Peloponnesian War (431-...

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What you loved in Science and Technology 2017

  • Written by: Michael Lund, Deputy Editor: Science + Technology, The Conversation
imageHappy holidays, and thanks to all our readers in 2017. Marcella Cheng/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

There’s no doubt you, dear readers, love science and technology.

Over the past 12 months, you were fascinated by octopus, intrigued by geology and obsessed with data and electronic devices. You watched space, wondered about our human ancestors,...

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Ten tips to make your holidays less fraught and more festive

  • Written by: Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia
imageThe holiday season doesn't always have to be stressful.Igor Aleks/Shutterstock

Holidays are a time of high stress. Despite the delight of not having to work for several days or even weeks, holidays come with pressures.

These can include catching up with family, giving gifts, consuming to keep the economy buoyant, and having enough fun to see us...

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  1. Royal commission sheds light on another uncomfortable truth: harmful sexual behaviour in children
  2. Something is missing from the public interest journalism debate
  3. Australia's aged care residents are very sick, yet the government doesn't prioritise medical care
  4. Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters is a must-visit exhibition for all Australians
  5. Turnbull has politicked himself into irrelevance on energy and climate in 2018
  6. Mental disorders linked to poor NAPLAN performance in Australian schools
  7. Bad data collection means we don't know how much the middle class is being squeezed by the wealthy
  8. The evolutionary history of men and women should not prevent us from seeking gender equality
  9. Nick Xenophon could be South Australia's next premier, while Turnbull loses his 25th successive Newspoll
  10. The federal Climate Policy Review: a recipe for business as usual
  11. From the 16th-century to men's rights activists, why 'cuckold' is the worst thing you can call a man
  12. The social factors that influence whether you’ll use your wearable device
  13. Instead of asking women to 'fix' their choices about work, let's help them belong in a workplace
  14. What Jewish law says about suicide and assisted dying
  15. BMI is underestimating obesity in Australia, waist circumference needs to be measured too
  16. Tourists are happy when taken off the beaten track, and smaller cities and towns can tap into that
  17. A reshuffle that's come with plenty of pain and questionable gain
  18. Turnbull's reshuffle undermined by Barnaby Joyce's ousting of Darren Chester
  19. Journalists, there’s more than one expert in town, and here they are
  20. Miss out on our live Conversation Starters? We have you covered
  21. Transurban's West Gate tollway is a road into uncharted territory
  22. Health Check: what should you do with your unused medicine?
  23. More Australian trans stories on our TV screens, please
  24. Explainer: the charges against an Australian man accused of being an ‘economic agent’ for North Korea
  25. From testosterone to dogs, and physics for babies: five fascinating books in 2017
  26. Finally, police are taking family violence as seriously as terrorism
  27. Climate scientists and policymakers need to trust each other (but not too much)
  28. Belles in battle: how queer US soldiers found a place to express themselves in WWII
  29. Are mosquito coils good or bad for our health?
  30. To our FactCheck Q A readers: thank you for sharing the facts in 2017
  31. No sign of alien life 'so far' on the mystery visitor from space, but we're still looking
  32. Seven charts on the 2017 budget update
  33. Government budget update saved by higher than expected economic figures
  34. Budget update shaves growth and wage forecasts but is brighter about the deficit
  35. How painting escaped the canvas and another brush with death
  36. Tide turned: surveys show the public has lost its appetite for shark culls
  37. Michael Kirby: the rainbow in Asia and the fight for gay rights in our region
  38. Brandis off to London, as Turnbull prepares his reshuffle
  39. The royal commission's final report has landed – now to make sure there is an adequate redress scheme
  40. Pregnancy doesn't 'cure' endometriosis, so where does this advice come from?
  41. From reproducers to 'flutters' to 'sluts': tracing attitudes to women's pleasure in Australia
  42. By slashing environment spending, the government is slashing opportunities
  43. Morrison will deliver better news on debt in budget update
  44. Three (funny) charts on: 2017 in business and economics
  45. Thinking of taking up WeChat? Here's what you need to know
  46. Young people want walkable neighbourhoods, but safety is a worry
  47. Bennelong brings Turnbull a prized Lego piece – but he still has to build the set
  48. John Alexander easily retains Bennelong, and how the LNP saved Labor's Jackie Trad in Queensland
  49. Alexander holds Bennelong, Turnbull holds majority
  50. Google's artificial intelligence finds two new exoplanets missed by human eyes

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