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My Academic Story with China | Gary Sigley：The strength of China's approach lies in enabling communication among all different civilizations around the world

BEIJING, May 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Global Times: 【Gary Sigley, former director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Western Australia, professor of the Australian Studies Center, Beijing Foreign Studies University】China is the origin of tea and the origin of tea culture. I would say…

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Simple change in food handling process can cut exposure to toxic plastic chemicals by half

Levels of plastic chemicals phthalates and bisphenols could be cut by about 50 per cent with intervention

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Older Australians collect an average of 31 PBS scripts a year – new research

Australians are living longer than ever before. While this is broadly good news, ageing well comes with a range of challenges.

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A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins

Researchers have mapped the distribution of a jellyfish subspecies and found that creatures which lack a distinctive "knob" are somehow prevented from leaving the Arctic.

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From ‘Stone Age’ treasury boss to National Party Senator: John Stone 1929–2025

John Owen Stone AO was a legendary leader of the Commonwealth Treasury. He was secretary (departmental head) from January 1979 to September 1984 but was an intellectual driving force before then as deputy secretary from 1971 to 1978.

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Researchers discover two new species after genetic testing

Until now, the kultarr was thought to be a single widespread species

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Reading desert sands – Indigenous wildlife tracking skills underpin vast monitoring project

As animals move across the desert, they leave tracks, diggings and droppings. For skilled trackers, reading these signs is like watching a movie. A story of who was there and what they were doing unfolds in front of them.

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Mixing science and culture snags win in seagrass rescue

Cultural and scientific knowledge combine as important ingredients in protecting and restoring seagrass but now the effort is in expanding the process.

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Octopus DNA gives clues about Antarctic ice melt

Octopus DNA analysis has pointed to the likely collapse of an Antarctic ice sheet 120,000 years ago when global temperatures were similar to current levels.

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Lessons learnt from polio eradication programme can help improve retinopathy of prematurity services in India: Lancet paper

Highlighting the success of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), doctors from Narayana Nethralaya and the University of Western Australia have said that lessons learnt from this initiative can help improve retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) services in India. A paper on this titled Retinopathy of prematurity in India: what can…

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Why The Conversation lifted the (eye) mask on insomnia

Insomnia is an ancient preoccupation and modern obsession. Its effect on our mental health and wellbeing can be dramatic.

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'Super-fast laser' technology could reach moon mission

Australian scientists developing new optical technology say it will be 1000 times faster than the radio waves currently used to communicate in space.

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Nerf guns, marbles and Einstein: schools taking quantum leap to halt Australia’s Stem crisis

The Quantum Girls and Einstein-First programs aim to boost engagement with science in primary and secondary classrooms, especially among girls

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'Too small and carefree': endangered animals released into the wild may lack the match-fitness to evade predators

Breeding threatened mammals in fenced, predator-free areas is a common conservation strategy in Australia. The method is designed to protect vulnerable species and breed animals for release into the wild.

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Legalising cannabis could make WA almost $250 million per year, according to UWA report

Legalising cannabis in Western Australia could see the state’s fortunes boosted by $243.5 million each year according to a report from the University of Western Australia.

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Study Reveals Secrets of Ancient Stone Ritual Structures in AlUla

A new scientific study has uncovered the mysteries of ancient stone structures in Saudi Arabia's AlUla, revealing that they were ritual constructions created by ancient herders and hunters for sacrificing animals as offerings to the divine. Conducted by the University of Western Australia in collaboration with the Royal Commission for…

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Deepest-dwelling fish ever seen is a ghostly snailfish spotted more than 27,000 feet beneath the ocean surface

The never-before-seen fish was spotted 5 miles below the ocean's surface in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan.

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