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Renewables have now passed coal globally – and growth is fastest in countries like Bhutan and Nepal

Reihana Mohideen has previously consulted for the POISED project in the Maldives. For the first time, renewables have toppled coal as the world’s leading source of electricity, in keeping with ...
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Women and kids often pay a heavy price when men drink. Our gender violence plan should reflect this

Anne-Marie Laslett receives funding from the Australian Research Council, and the National Health and Medical Research Council. She is affiliated with Alcohol Change Victoria, a cross-sector coalition ...
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NZ’s native lizards are at risk from land development – future policy must ensure better protection

Christopher K. Woolley receives funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment's Endeavour Fund. He is affiliated with the Society for Research of Amphibians and Reptiles. Jono ...
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‘I was 170th on their list’. What are the health impacts for families who can’t access daycare?

Marg Rogers receives funding from the Commonwealth Government for a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Manna Institute. Michelle Gossner receives funding from the Australian Rotary Health/Rotary ...
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded for ultracold electronics research that launched a quantum technology

Eli Levenson-Falk does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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A short history of the Gaza Strip takes a long view of today’s conflict

Sessional Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney A Short History of the Gaza Strip, by historian Anne Irfan, is a timely addition to an important corpus ...
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Buying with a sibling or rentvesting: some unorthodox approaches to buying a first home

Julia Cook receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a member of the Australian Sociological Association (TASA) and International Sociological Association (ISA). Achieving the ...
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Small sample, big impact: How talking to just five people can improve startup success

University of Guelph provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Guelph provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. As Canada navigates an ongoing tariff ...

Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts

Just like cats and cattle, wombats exhibit a Flehmen response. This is when the animal curls back its upper lip, exposes its front teeth and inhales deeply. This behavioural response helps wombats ...

For Trump’s perceived enemies, the process may be the punishment

Even when a prosecution fails to convict someone, the process of defending against charges can itself can be a form of punishment.
Opinion

James Comey’s indictment is a trademark tactic of authoritarians

Additionally, three former White House ethics counsels – Norman Eisen, Richard Painter and Virginia Canter – wrote to Congress after Comey’s indictment, saying that in the U.S. “a president should ...