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Travelling with kids: how can you minimise jet lag with your little ones?

Anyone who has flown with or near children can picture it: the crying kid, the frazzled parent and the cranky passengers.

The Conversation · Sep 17

Will El Niño send food prices soaring this summer?

Australia’s farm sector currently faces a double whammy from weather and non-weather related factors: a confirmed El Niño effect and surging inflationary pressures.

The Conversation · Sep 17

Why do some robots feel creepy? We deliberately built one to find out

Robots no longer exist only in popular culture or science fiction. While we might be familiar with the likes of WALL-E, Baymax, the Terminator and Ultron from the big screen, versions of them are increasingly entering everyday life.

The Conversation · Sep 17

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An opt-out system for AI companies to access creative works doesn’t gel with Australia’s copyright laws. Here’s why

The ground is shifting beneath the feet of Australian authors and other creatives. A leaked proposal seen by the ABC suggests the government might grant artificial intelligence (AI) companies access to the copyrighted works of Australians under an opt-out system.

The Conversation · Sep 17

Peptides are spreading on social media. Here’s how platforms can better protect public health

Scroll through social media these days and you’ll likely come across someone injecting themselves with a clear liquid, waxing lyrical about how it’s changed their body for the better, improved their recovery, or maybe their skin.

The Conversation · Sep 17

Is Australia’s ‘voracious’ illicit drug use behind organised crime violence? It’s complicated

Sydney appears to be facing an escalation of organised crime violence. The shootings this month of 23-year-old university student Marco Tapia and, two days later, 40-year-old Joshua Macdonald in the city’s west, highlighted the often hidden world of organised crime and its violence.

The Conversation · Sep 16

Putin’s United Russia will win – but vote tally, turnout and level of coercion will tell the real story of Russia’s wartime elections

Russia’s parliamentary elections will take place on Sept. 18-20, 2026, amid the ongoing war with Ukraine. Given the backdrop of an energy crisis, battlefield failures in Ukraine and fears of more national conscription at home, you might think that the Kremlin should have reason for concern.

The Conversation · Sep 16

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We could soon be able to track changes in Australia’s forests in near-real time – using satellites

Forests and woodlands cover millions of hectares across Australia, from tropical rainforests and temperate eucalypt forests to the vast woodlands and shrublands of the arid interior. They store enormous amounts of carbon, support biodiversity, regulate water supplies and help buffer the impacts of climate change. Yet we know surprisingly little…

The Conversation · Sep 16

Want to help Nepal recover from its deadly floods? Here’s what tourists need to know

The catastrophic floods that struck Nepal and Tibet in late August caused widespread destruction and enormous loss of life, killing at least 1,386 people, with thousands more still missing.

The Conversation · Sep 16

Why does laundry get smelly if it stays wet? A textile scientist explains how to fix it

You forget a load in the machine overnight, and by the morning it smells worse than before you washed it.

The Conversation · Sep 16

Some of the most iconic movie sets aren’t sets at all – they’re paintings

In the final moments of Steven Spielberg’s 1981 film Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, the mystical Ark of the Covenant is stored in an enormous, box-filled warehouse.

The Conversation · Sep 16

Weeping whales: why one humpback whale mother stayed beside her dead newborn

It was a tragic sight.

The Conversation · Sep 16

Should you say ‘autistic person’ or ‘person with autism’? Here’s how language has changed

How should we refer to people with mental ill health, disability, or neurodivergence?

The Conversation · Sep 16

Are data centres actually noisy, and is this bad for our health?

In the United States, areas such as Michigan have been hotspots for residents pushing back against data centre construction in their neighbourhoods. Now, similar concerns about noise – and potential health impacts – are gaining traction in Australia.

The Conversation · Sep 16

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NZ’s new emergency management law sets the rules. Trust and connection are key to it working

Following a series of major disasters and inquiries that questioned New Zealand’s capacity to deal with them, the new Emergency Management Act 2026 is the most significant improvement in more than two decades.

The Conversation · Sep 16

US consumers and businesses are now facing a future of more expensive borrowing

From mortgages to auto loans to credit cards, borrowing is set to get even pricier.

The Conversation · Sep 16

If you’re on GLP-1 drugs and plan to fast for Yom Kippur, here’s what you need to know

Millions of people worldwide – as many as 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. – are on GLP-1 medication, such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound, for treating diabetes or for weight loss.

The Conversation · Sep 16

Thanks, Trump: Why Canada may become the European Union’s first ever ‘associate member’

Can a country change continents? Canada seems set to try.

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The Conversation · Sep 16

Rapid Houthi advances in Yemen pose massive strategic risks for Saudi Arabia in the Gulf

An advance by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which has included the targeting of Saudi cities and infrastructure, has quickly complicated a widening Middle East war.

The Conversation · Sep 16

Advertising is coming to AI chatbots — and it could influence the answers you get

When Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were still university researchers, they warned that advertising could undermine the trustworthiness of search engines. In their landmark paper presenting Google, they also wrote:

The Conversation · Sep 16

Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed

In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometres an hour. It devastated communities and infrastructure, was associated with nearly 3,000 deaths and caused tens of billions of dollars in losses.

The Conversation · Sep 16

Could victory for the AfD spell the end of wind farms in Germany?

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The Conversation · Sep 16

Lucy Letby: Thirlwall inquiry lays bare the responsibility of NHS management – here’s what needs to change for the future

A public inquiry into the Countess of Chester Hospital found that the deaths of some babies could have been prevented if safeguarding practices had been followed after concerns were raised by staff about former neonatal nurse, Lucy Letby. It also found serious failures in the hospital’s management and oversight.

The Conversation · Sep 16

‘Ferritin face’ is trending – but can your skin really reveal low iron?

Forget jade rollers, LED masks and salmon sperm facials. The latest skincare trend taking over TikTok is a blood test.

The Conversation · Sep 16

Meta is changing Instagram and Facebook to protect teens’ mental health. Are the new measures backed up by science?

The recent landmark ruling against Meta in the United States was the result of a lawsuit filed in 2023 which went to trial in August 2026. It was brought by nearly fifty attorneys general, school districts and families, who alleged that the company’s social media platforms, which include Instagram and…

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