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Precious finger traces from First Nations ancestors revealed in a glittering mountain cave in Australia

Australia’s First Nations history stretches back many tens of thousands of years, rich in depth and diversity.

The Conversation

Hanging up the car keys for good: the decision to stop driving is complicated, but are age-based restrictions the answer?

With rules for elderly drivers under scrutiny in Victoria, experts disagree on mandatory assessments

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s university system is ‘battered’ and ‘broken’ – a new book surveys the wreckage and offers some solutions

The Australian university sector has come under considerable pressure in recent years. It is currently in a parlous state.

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Video games can help trans players feel seen and safe. It all starts with design

There is a comfort in finding and being yourself. Video games offer opportunities for this comfort. They allow people to exist in safe spaces, to develop community, and to explore the self – as well as the potential self.

The Conversation

Fossilised log reveals secrets of 120 million-year-old polar forests

The first record of termites in a polar region provides key insights into what these ancient forests were like

The Independent UK

Ancient termite poo reveals 120 million-year-old secrets of Australia’s polar forests

Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular leaves almost sharp enough to pierce skin. Flowering plants are both small and rare.

The Conversation

Monash staff say Woodside-backed climate conference highlights concerns about energy giant partnership

Senior lecturer says staff and students have struggled to get answers from university leadership about arrangement

The Guardian - AU

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What is retinol? The science — and risks — behind the trendy skincare ingredient

Retinol skincare products promise clear, radiant and ‘youthful’ skin. But it won’t be suitable for everyone

The Independent UK

The under-researched and often misunderstood disorder that affects 1 in 8 women

New research suggests changing the name of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) would improve care for 170 million women worldwide

The Independent UK

Khaled Sabsabi says ‘common sense has prevailed’ after Monash University allows exhibition to go ahead

Flat Earth: Stolon Press, which was called off after Sabsabi was dumped as Australia’s representative at the Venice Biennale, will now open on 29 May

The Guardian - AU

Be like Barbie: wear sensible shoes for your activity

The shoes worn by Barbie dolls have changed over decades, but researchers say advice around wearing high heels hasn't - urging people to get with the times.

AAP

Five vice-chancellors in Victoria paid more than $1m in 2024, prompting claims of ‘largesse’

Union says universities blaming budget deficits for job cuts while pushing executive salaries ‘into the stratosphere’

The Guardian - AU

Australia has been hesitant – but could robots soon be delivering your pizza?

While there have been concerns over the safety and legal status of the technology, working models from local startups are showing its benefits

The Guardian - AU

Mark Dreyfus and Ed Husic to be dumped from Labor cabinet – as it happened

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Meet the man who keeps the world’s busiest railways running from a shed in Melbourne

From Dubai to the Hong Kong metro, train operators rely on this service to maintain reliability. So why is it so hard to get a contract in Australia?

The Conversation

A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size – from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle.

Tom’s Hardware

Researchers make breakthrough in cleaning up the 'forever chemicals' used in chip manufacturing

Monash University has developed a water filter to catch PFAS used in chip manufacturing and other industries. The chip industry has been lobbying for years against any progress on legislating PFAS-use.

The Guardian - AU

‘Best that exists globally’: South Australia’s domestic violence disclosure scheme provides relief and freedom

Exclusive: SA’s scheme has been so praised and proved so popular experts are ‘bewildered’ that other states haven’t implemented similar programs

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Khaled Sabsabi show cancelled one month after sacking from Venice Biennale

Monash University has ‘indefinitely postponed’ upcoming exhibition at Monash University Museum of Art in Melbourne, after ‘consultation with our communities’

TechRadar

'Simulating scientists': A new AI tool wants to make serendipitous scientific discovery less human

Scientists develop new AI model designed to aid scientific discovery.

The Guardian - AU

Domestic violence study that strangled rats should not have been approved, animal advocates argue

Study aimed to improve detection of brain injury from intimate partner violence, but critics say its non-fatal strangulation of animals was not justified

The Guardian - AU

50% of Australians want to read more – but don’t. So what is stopping us?

New research from Monash University has found that readers and non-readers alike aspire to read more books but struggle with distractions, motivation and even browsing

The Guardian - AU

Australians who get most of their news from commercial media more likely to believe in climate conspiracy, study finds

Exclusive: Monash University study suggests those who rely more on newspapers and public broadcasters more likely to score highly on ‘civic values’

LiveScience

Cheating little penguins are big on divorce, and other breeding secrets revealed

A little penguin colony in Australia struggles during years with high penguin divorce rates, but the divorcees could have more offspring in the long run if they find better mates, a new study finds.

The Conversation

What will you be reading this summer? We asked 6 avid readers

Summer reads are often advertised as fat paperback page-turners: romance, adventure or crime fiction. But everyone has their own definition of the summer read.

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