Grattan on Friday: if Ley and Littleproud find a way to cohabit, it will be a tense household

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Remember that cliche about the Nationals tail wagging the Liberal dog? That tail wagged very vigorously this week, and smashed a lot of crockery, as it sought to bring Liberal leader Sussan Ley to heel. In a gesture of...

It’s unlikely a magic bullet will ever cure Alzheimer’s – maybe a magic shotgun can

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For much of the 21st century, one theory has dominated research efforts to cure Alzheimers disease: the amyloid hypothesis. Beta-amyloid is a protein that builds up in clumps, or plaques, in the brains of people with...

Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, was recently hit with three fines totalling more than US$290 million in Nigeria. The fines were imposed by Nigerias Federal Competition and Consumer Protection...

Why French students are choosing Canada, not the United States, for their North American adventure

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The number of French students in Canada has increased fivefold in 20 years, climbing from around 5,000 in 2,000 to 23,850 in 2023. That makes them the fifth most represented nationality among international students in...

Billions of cicadas are emerging, from Cape Cod to north Georgia – here’s how and why we map them

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If theyre in your area, youll know it from their loud droning, chirping and buzzing sounds. Cicadas from Brood XIV one of the largest groups of cicadas that emerge from underground on a 13-year or 17-year cycle are...

A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade out from the world it envisions, a planetary scientist checks in on real-life Mars exploration

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Andy Weirs bestselling story The Martian predicts that by 2035 NASA will have landed humans on Mars three times, perfected return-to-Earth flight systems and collaborated with the China National Space Administration. We...

Lifecycle of a research grant – behind the scenes of the system that funds science

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Science funding is a hot topic these days and people have questions about how grants work. Who decides whether a researcher will receive funds? Whats the decision-making process? How is the money spent once a grant...