By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania
School camps have long been a rite of passage for many Australian students in both primary and high school.
Typically, camps begin in primary school and continue into the secondary years, ranging from a single overnight stay to several days away.
But the school is camp is under threat. Some schools have stopped running them due…
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By Sergey Alexeev, Senior research fellow, University of Sydney; UNSW Sydney
Children don’t need a flawless example of parents who never drink alcohol. But over time, they notice your choices about when, why and how much you drink.
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By Renee Goreham, Associate Professor, Physics, University of Newcastle
Televisions have come a long way from cathode ray tubes to 8K OLED screens. Do they need to go any further?
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By Larissa Speak, Assistant Professor, Lakehead University
John Sinclair, Professor and Director Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba
Warren Bernauer, Assistant Professor, Department of Environment & Geography, University of Manitoba
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has proposed building a nuclear waste repository at a site in northern Ontario. But nearby First Nations say they weren’t consulted.
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By Robert Chernomas, Professor Of Economics, University of Manitoba
Ian Hudson, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Manitoba
Claims that genes determine intelligence, health and social outcomes are reappearing. But modern science shows environment and opportunity matter far more than genes.
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By Costanza Musu, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Since the U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran began, damage to cultural heritage has raised legal concerns—and may undermine the campaign’s strategic aims.
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By Samantha Lawler, Associate Professor, Astronomy, University of Regina
Aaron Boley, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
Hanno Rein, Associate Professor, Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto
If SpaceX launches one million new satellites, it will increase atmospheric pollution and risk of falling debris. And we will see more satellites than stars.
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By Emma A. Climie, Associate Professor in School & Applied Child Psychology, University of Calgary
Brandy Callahan, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Adult Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Calgary
ADHD isn’t just hyperactive boys. In girls and women, it looks different and can become more complex across the lifespan. Here’s how it shows up and why it matters.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
As he looks to his own coming wrestle with One Nation in the May 9 Farrer byelection, Angus Taylor can only take from Saturday’s South Australian result a sense of deep trepidation.
One Nation drove a front-end loader through the conservative vote in the state election, slicing it in half and gathering up a higher primary vote than the Liberals. It is likely to do something similar in the federal New South Wales regional seat.
On early indications, the frontrunners in Farrer are One Nation candidate David Farley, an agribusinessman and former National Party member, and…
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By Al Chukwuma Okoli, Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
Although the theatre of the war is far away from Nigeria geographically, the impact is being felt in the country.
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