An ABC report on Monday revealed a concerning rise in peer-on-peer sexual abuse within Australian primary schools.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2024
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Australia's fertility rate has fallen to a new record low of 1.5 babies per woman. That's well below the "replacement rate" of 2.1 needed to sustain a country's population.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2024
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A Queensland tribunal has ruled it is not discriminatory for a school to require girls to wear a skirt at formal events.
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2024
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The UK government has given the go-ahead to carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) schemes worth £22 billion (US$28.6 billion). Critics are insisting that this technology—which involves capturing carbon as it is emitted ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2024
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The Guardian and antifascist group Hope Not Hate have revealed the existence of a new network of far-right intellectuals and activists in an undercover investigation. Called the Human Diversity Foundation (HDF), this group ...
Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2024
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A team of researchers have made a discovery in understanding how air pollution forms at the molecular level. Their investigation, published in the journal Nature Communications, sheds light on the complex chemical processes ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 21, 2024
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Plants control their water consumption via adjustable pores (stomata), which are formed from pairs of guard cells. They open their stomata when there is a sufficient water supply and enough light for carbon dioxide fixation ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2024
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A new study has uncovered the universal dynamics far from equilibrium in randomly interacting spin models, thereby complementing the well-established universality in low-energy equilibrium physics. The study, recently published ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 21, 2024
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A Southwest Research Institute researcher collaborated with a team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to attempt to explain the presence of mysterious flow features that exist on the surfaces of airless celestial bodies, ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 21, 2024
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A research team has proposed a wind sensing lidar theory based on up-conversion quantum interference and successfully developed a prototype. Their work is published in ACS Photonics.
Optics & Photonics
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