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Very hungry caterpillars chow down on problem plastic

A pasty-looking caterpillar with a healthy appetite for plastic is exciting researchers with its ability to break down problematic waste such as polyurethane.

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Ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets contain 1st evidence of long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece

The silver used to make an ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets came from Greece, a new analysis finds, offering insight into the Old Kingdom's trade networks.

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Silver in ancient Egyptian bracelets provides earliest evidence for long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece

An analysis of bracelets owned by ancient Egyptian royalty more than 4,500 years ago has found Egypt and Greece were involved in long-distance trade much earlier than realised.

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Stan Grant revolted by ‘social media sewer’ and its racist abuse

Stan Grant was one the few diverse journalists employed in the Australian media industry. His story of relentless abuse is shared by others.

The New Daily

NSW announces $2m to research regional motor neurone disease hotspot

Rates of the disease in Griffith, Wagga Wagga and Leeton are seven times the national average and researchers suspect a link to blue-green algae

The Guardian - AU

Some motor neuron disease, dementia patients share genetic defects: Research

Some people with motor neuron disease (MND) and dementia">frontotemporal dementia (FTD) have the same uncommon genetic disorders that cause other neurodegenerative illnesses, according to a new study. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The fight for press freedom is a fight for us all

Newsrooms are still fighting to honour press freedom despite government pressure, competition with social media platforms and declining trust in the media.

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Netball's submission to Senate parliamentary inquiry made public, as experts call for desperate update to its concussion policies

Rowena Mobbs has urged Netball Australia to update its concussion policy, in the same week its submission to the senate's parliamentary inquiry was made public.

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What makes a "good" chocolate company?

From child labor to unethical environmental approaches, chocolate companies can be rife with problematic practices

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How to eat chocolate, guilt-free

This Easter it is possible to support firms that are making profits without hurting the planet or its inhabitants.

The New Daily

Game changer

New research has shown that video games can change the brains of teenagers. But reducing screen time has seen remarkable repairs.

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Australian universities split on decision to adopt controversial definition of antisemitism

Push by parliamentary MPs to take up IHRA interpretation has been criticised as an ‘outright attack on academic freedom’

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Bull shark likely behind fatal bite on 16-year-old Stella Berry in Perth’s Swan River

Experts urge swimmers to be cautious as more sharks are in the local estuaries at this time of year

The Guardian - AU

Toxic pollutants can build up inside our homes. Here are 8 ways to reduce the risks

We know everything in our homes gathers dust. What you probably don’t know is whether there are toxic contaminants in your house dust, and where these might come from.

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Map reveals Australian hotels used for immigration detention, but secrecy means it’s incomplete

Exclusive: With almost no publicly available information about ‘Apods’, researchers say the lack of transparency is concerning for human rights

The Conversation

How Australian economist Sean Turnell came to be in and freed from a Myanmar jail

Macquarie University economist Sean Turnell is free and living in Sydney after 650 days of imprisonment in Myanmar, for what appears to be the “crime” of doing an economist’s job, which is trying to make people’s lives better – in this case the lives of the people of Myanmar.

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A bricks and mortar approach to fighting modern slavery

The nature of the construction industry makes it very vulnerable to modern slavery. Addressing the problem will take more than just legislation.

Bangkok Post

Challenging the norm

Yaoi or Boys' Love (BL) has grown from an underground to mainstream fictional genre. It emerged from women's manga comics in Japan in the 1980s, which portrayed the relationship between young boys based on the seme (active) and uke (receptive) dichotomy. Through an informal fan network, the transnational phenomenon came…

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What’s in the mud? Flood victims' fears eased by early test results

Flooding stirs up river sediments, which can spread contaminants in our waterways and floodplains. Flood water can carry sediments bearing contaminants from a range of sources, both historical and new, such as sewage, petrol stations, industrial yards and farming areas. This is worrying many people whose homes and gardens have…

The Guardian - AU

Australian schools science roadshow drops Santos as naming rights sponsor

Exclusive: Organiser says income from gas company was tied to deal and ‘we are now searching for a new sponsor’

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What's the best university in the world? What's the best Australian uni? Here's what the World University Rankings list says

The University of Melbourne topped The Times Higher Education World University Rankings list for the nation, coming in at number 34 in the world. Find out how your uni went.

The Guardian - AU

Fossil fuels in schools: industry faces pushback in fight for hearts and minds of next generation

Business efforts to get pro-fossil fuel material into classrooms experience opposition due to role in climate change

The Guardian - AU

Crocs v cane toads: can crocodiles in Western Australia be taught to avoid the toxic intruder?

Researchers are lacing corpses of the amphibian with nausea-inducing chemicals to train freshwater crocs not to eat them

The Conversation

Climate change threatens up to 100% of trees in Australian cities, and most urban species worldwide

To anyone who has stepped off a hot pavement into a shady park, it will come as little surprise that trees (and shrubs) have a big cooling effect on cities.

The Guardian - AU

Moves as smooth as silk: scientists uncover Australian ant-slayer spider’s hunting secrets

With stealth followed by speedy acrobatics, Euryopis umbilicata can successfully catch banded sugar ants twice its size

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