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  • China's Pan Zhanle celebrates after winning the final of the men's 100m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

    Just one swimming world record has fallen at the Paris Olympics. Is the pool to blame?

    Shane Keating for the Conversation
    It’s true the pool at La Défense Arena is shallower than at other recent Games, but does the ‘slow pool’ theory hold water?
  • meteor shower in night sky

    Two meteor showers will light up Australian and New Zealand skies tonight – here’s how to catch the stellar show

    The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers both peak around 31 July – and stargazers should head out of the city for the best views
  • Ray Lawler, the author of the play 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll',  in front of Russell Street Theatre in 1977.

    Vale Ray Lawler: the playwright who changed the sound of Australian theatre

    Julian Meyrick for the Conversation
    Lawler’s most famous play, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, and the story of the Melbourne Theatre Company are forever intertwined
  • Australian supermarket

    Small changes to what you eat can have big benefits for the planet

    Michalis Hadjikakou for the Conversation
    Choosing more sustainable options in the same food group can significantly reduce the environmental footprint. Here are some simple swaps
  • the Spotify logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen near a pair of earphones

    Spotify’s new audiobook bundle may reduce music royalties and shortchange authors

    Millicent Weber for the Conversation
    Music artists say the bundle is ‘cheating’ the royalties system while authors have concerns about how streaming will affect how they’re paid and rights over their work
  • School students in uniform

    AI nudes of Victorian students were allegedly shared online. How can schools and parents respond to deepfake porn?

    Gabrielle Hunt and Daryl Higgins for the Conversation
    Research shows it isn’t unusual for young people to harass and abuse their peers by sharing sexually explicit images
  • Australian cash in mans jeans pocket

    Can paying for things in cash save you money? How to avoid the ‘cashless effect’

    Lachlan Schomburgk, Alex Belli and Arvid OI Hoffmann for the Conversation
    Tech advancements have transformed the ways we pay, but more than four decades of research show you’re likely to spend more using cashless methods
  • Close up on a cut orange

    What’s behind the global orange juice supply crisis and will Australian prices be affected?

    Dr Imran Ali for the Conversation
    A bad forecast for the fruit harvest in Brazil could have knock-on effects on Aussie breakfast beverages and beyond
  • Frozen food in the refrigerator. Vegetables on the freezer shelves

    When fresh isn’t best: as cost of living bites, frozen and canned fruit and veg can bolster your two and five

    Evangeline Mantzioris for the Conversation
    Frozen vegetables may actually be higher in some nutrients thanks to snap freezing, while fermentation can create new nutrients and improve absorption of existing ones
  • Close up blattella germanica german cockroach

    Where is the German cockroach actually from? We tested its DNA to trace its true origins

    Theo Evans and Qian Tang for the Conversation
    It’s likely the urban pest first emerged from its native lands about 1,200 years ago. As global trade accelerated, the hitchhikers made their way more rapidly around the world
  • Orla O'Dwyer of the Lions celebrates kicking a goal

    Proposed new Australian broadcast rules: how much sport will you be able to watch for free?

    A report has been released that will shape how fans are able to access sport media content in the Netflix era
  • The Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand

    Christchurch gunman discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out

    Chris Wilson, Ethan Renner, Jack Smylie and Michal Dziwulski for the Conversation
    New research into Brenton Tarrant’s posts on 4chan raises questions about why authorities did not detect them before the 2019 mosque shootings
  • Yellow-footed antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) hiding in the rocks

    Antechinus males drop dead after breeding, poisoned by raging hormones. Some also get eaten by their own

    Andrew M Baker for the Conversation
    When males die from sex-fuelled exhaustion, still-living members of the species are known to feast on fallen comrades
  • Silhouette of a woman using a vape pen

    New Australian regulations make it harder to access vapes. Here’s what’s changing from 1 January

    Becky Freeman for the Conversation
    The new reforms will address loopholes allowing easy access to highly addictive vaping products marketed to kids
  • Boy crying after drawing on wall with crayons

    Are your kids good around other people but behave badly with you? It’s all about consequences

    Trevor Mazzucchelli for the Conversation
    Children learn early their behaviour can control the actions of others. But making small changes can lead to big improvements
  • Maui fire

    As I watch Maui burn I remember Australia’s Black Summer – and see our fiery future

    David Bowman for the Conversation
    The tragic situation in Hawaii is a terrifying portent of what’s to come. We must heed the warning – and adapt
  • Virginia Woolf at Knole House, Kent, in 1928

    Virginia Woolf’s own copy of her debut novel was found in Sydney and is now online. Here’s what it reveals

    Mark Byron for the Conversation
    Copy of The Voyage Out with writer’s handwritten annotations was discovered in University of Sydney library in 2021 and has now been digitised
  • Sydney commuters

    Two more rate hikes, falling inflation and a chance of recession: how Australian economists see 2023-24

    Peter Martin for the Conversation
    Panel forecasts interest rates will start to fall in June 2024 and 12 of 27 think a recession is either more likely than not or an even chance
  • Two friends drinking beers

    Why are Australians paying so much for alcohol-free drinks that aren’t taxed?

    Cameron Shackell for the Conversation
    Traditional alcohol producers have helped make high prices seem acceptable by using a marketing tactic called ‘price anchoring’
  • Stan Grant

    Just part of the job? Stan Grant’s stand against racism is a huge wake-up call for Australia’s media

    Bronwyn Carlson, Faith Valencia-Forrester, Madi Day, Susan Forde
    Online harassment and abuse of diverse journalists is a work health and safety issue and needs to be urgently treated as such
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