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Environment
Research
Speedy bearded dragons are sprinting towards danger
A study monitoring the activity of lizards in the Australian wild found that, surprisingly, the fastest lizards are also the most likely to die

Sciences & Technology
Quiz
Can you solve the skeleton puzzle?
‘Minimum obstacle skeletons’ could be used to optimise mass telecommunications and transport networks. But first, we need to solve a puzzle

Politics & Society
Opinion
The changing nature of oligarchy in Indonesia
The oligarchic spectrum in Indonesia shows how economic power is translated into political dynastic power

Sciences & Technology
Research
The 100-year journey from quantum science to quantum technology
To celebrate the Year of Quantum, a physicist explains why this ‘spooky’ science is destined to become even more important in every area of our lives

Health & Medicine
Research
AI joins the fight against superbugs
For the first time, Australian scientists have used AI to make ready-to-use proteins that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Politics & Society
Research
Guidelines are helping the media cover attacks like Bondi Junction the right way
There are guidelines for reporting links between violence and mental health, but when the pressure is on, does the media follow them?

Arts & Culture
Analysis
The complex cultural politics of writing fiction in ‘someone else’s language’
The work of author Ian Hideo Levy, the first Westerner to write literature in Japanese, questions the links between language, nation and ethnicity

Environment
Research
There’s a link between sudden Antarctic ice shelf breakups and sea ice loss
When sea ice retreats, damaging ocean waves can break already weakened Antarctic ice shelves

Sciences & Technology
Research
A world-first clinical trial is studying exactly what works for IBS (and how)
We know the low FODMAP diet and cognitive behavioural therapy can both help Irritable Bowel Syndrome sufferers. But which one works best for whom?