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Science or Snake Oil: do skinny teas boost weight loss?

  • Written by: Clare Collins, Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
image'Skinny teas' might not have any properties to help you lose weight, but they might remind you you're on a diet. from www.shutterstock.com

Weight loss teas are becoming common, with advertisements claiming dramatic results often appearing online. Do the big promises match the results, or do they only match the price tag?

A search of the medical...

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We found evidence of early humans in the jungles of Borneo

  • Written by: Darren Curnoe, Associate Professor and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, University of New South Wales, UNSW
imageDigging in Traders Cave in the iconic Niah Caves archaeological complex. Darren Curnoe excavates while Roshan Peiris observes. (Photo: Mhd. S. Sauffi/Darren Curnoe)Author provided

I recently led a team excavating at one of the most iconic archaeological locations in Southeast Asia, Niah Caves in Malaysia.

Over a period of three weeks, we dug...

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Racist reporting still rife in Australian media

  • Written by: Christina Ho, Senior Lecturer & Discipline Coordinator, Social & Political Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
imageNew research shows Muslims are more negatively portrayed in the media than other groups.AAP/Lukas Coch

Half of all race-related opinion pieces in the Australian mainstream media are likely to contravene industry codes of conduct on racism.

In research released this week, the Who Watches the Media report found that of 124 race-related opinion pieces...

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The psychology of Christmas shopping: how marketers nudge you to buy

  • Written by: Paul Harrison, Director, Centre for Employee and Consumer Wellbeing; Senior Lecturer, Deakin Business School, Deakin University
imageDon't think, just shop.Heidi Sandstrom

Many people see marketing as a form of manipulation, particularly around Christmas and the other retail bonanzas: Easter, Valentine’s Day, Mothers’ Day and Fathers’ Day. But rather than simply trying to trick people, the masters of marketing know it’s much easier to understand and work...

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  1. Friday essay: the myth of the ancient Greek 'gay utopia'
  2. Flying home for Christmas? Carbon offsets are important, but they won't fix plane pollution
  3. Vital Signs: Australia heads into 2018 with mixed economic signals
  4. Calling all parents – Australia's future female scientists need your support now
  5. Sydney's closer to being a zero-carbon city than you think
  6. Grattan on Friday: The 'China factor' is an unknown in Bennelong but a big issue for Australia
  7. Greater skills diversity on boards might actually be worse for business
  8. Explainer: the politics of heavy metal
  9. Should I roll my baby back over if she rolls onto her stomach in her sleep?
  10. Measures to increase cycling in Australia are predicated on failure
  11. Instead of congratulating ICAN on its Nobel Peace Prize, Australia is resisting efforts to ban the bomb
  12. Not just heat: even our spring frosts can bear the fingerprint of climate change
  13. It's official: 2016's Great Barrier Reef bleaching was unlike anything that went before
  14. Australians working in China should expect fallout over questions of political interference
  15. A bubble? We don't even know how to value Bitcoin
  16. Between innocence and experience: the sexualisation of girlhood in 19th century postcards
  17. Structuring thought and imagination brick by brick, Lego is more than child's play
  18. Cutting funding for hospital complications is unlikely to change patient care – here's why
  19. Democrat Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate byelection in stunning upset; Bennelong is tied 50-50
  20. Why we removed an article on the My Health Record
  21. The off-topic Conversation #144
  22. Engineers, philosophers and sociologists release ethical design guidelines for future technology
  23. Westfield's history tracks the rise of the Australian shopping centre and shows what's to come
  24. What the robots of Star Wars tell us about automation, and the future of human work
  25. What is going rotten in the franchise businesses plagued by scandals
  26. Sexting: technology is changing what young people share online
  27. Reporting a few cases of negative side effects from long-acting contraceptives is alarmist and damaging
  28. NAPLAN 2017: results have largely flat-lined, and patterns of inequality continue
  29. Schools are not adequately preparing young Australians to participate in our democracy
  30. Vocational education and training sector is still missing out on government funding: report
  31. The growing skills gap between jobs in Australian cities and the regions
  32. The government is miscounting greenhouse emissions reductions
  33. New Zealand discovery of fossilised 'monster bird' bones reveals a colossal, ancient penguin
  34. Curious Kids: Why do humans not have fur like chimpanzees and gorillas?
  35. Young workers are most likely to use their phones while driving – here's how can we change that
  36. The grim reality of the brothels of Pompeii
  37. Your vagina cleans itself: why vagina cleaning fads are unnecessary and harmful
  38. Surprise! Digital space isn't replacing public space, and might even help make it better
  39. Modern science tackles a biblical secret -- the mystery ingredient in holy incense
  40. Universities spend millions on accessing results of publicly funded research
  41. Here's looking at Rachel Ruysch’s Still life with flowers in a glass vase
  42. How conservatives use identity politics to shut down debate
  43. Lucky winner: why this beach in WA claims the crown of Australia's whitest sand
  44. Should we eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper?
  45. Dastyari quits the Senate after pressure over his China links
  46. Instead of rebuilding stadiums, the NSW government should focus on local sport and events
  47. As costs mount, the government should abandon the Cashless Debit Card
  48. Older people now less likely to fall into poverty
  49. Three reasons Australians should be concerned that NGOs' voices are not being heard
  50. Facebook's new Messenger Kids app could be good for digital literacy

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