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Could a “circular economy” envelop the world?
Kris Hartley | October 25, 2024A global “circular economy” could reduce waste, encourage innovation and tackle climate change but its potential benefits are tempered by political and social challenges.
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A wake-up call ahead of COP29
Liz Ritchie-Tyo | October 25, 2024As the world gears up for COP29 in Azerbaijan, the urgency to address climate change has never been more pressing, as recent extreme weather events, including devastating tropical cyclones, underscore the critical need for global cooperation and decisive action.
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Ukraine needs NATO and NATO needs Ukraine
Michael Lawriwsky | October 25, 2024Putin objects to Ukraine’s future membership of NATO not because he fears a western invasion of Russia, but because NATO membership would preclude further incursions and annexations of Ukrainian land.
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Hang tough in Ukraine
Sascha-Dominik Dov Bachmann | October 24, 2024If a blame narrative gains traction in Ukraine, it could deepen internal divisions and jeopardise the nation’s democratic future. Russia stands to benefit from such disinformation, amplifying a “stab-in-the-back” myth to shift responsibility for the war onto the West.
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Critical minerals are key to economic security
Naoise McDonagh | October 24, 2024Critical minerals are a major economic resource for Australia’s future. Crucially, these minerals are no longer just economic resources, but a matter of economic security.
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Smoke and ashes
Peter Thilly | October 24, 2024In his new book ”Smoke and Ashes,” Amitav Ghosh takes the reader through a broad, yet deeply personal exploration of opium’s history, its trade and consumption, as well as how it shapes the world we live in today.
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The Pacific welcomes its first Science Academy
Open Forum | October 23, 2024The launch of the Pacific Academy of Sciences and the election of 12 eminent scholars as Foundation Fellows will provide a strong voice for science in the region.
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Have a new kidney – thanks to AI
Open Forum | October 23, 2024A new artificial intelligence tool developed by an international team renal doctors internationally will help predict and potentially improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients.
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Electric car sales are slumping
Milad Haghani | October 23, 2024Far from increasing exponentially, the sales of electric cars in Australia and elsewhere in the world are flatlining or falling due to reduced government incentives and concerns about resale values and fires.
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Detecting drought from space
Open Forum | October 22, 2024Combining a number of observation techniques, including orbital observation, can help detect signs of drought in threatened habitats such as Brazil’s once verdant Amazon basin.
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Amplifying the echo chamber
Open Forum | October 22, 2024Elon Musk’s changes to the way Twitter works has increased its vulnerability to manipulation by individuals and groups pushing extreme political ideologies.
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After the rain
Open Forum | October 22, 2024Researchers from the University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, Australian National University and One Basin CRC will soon pilot a new strategy for assessing the risk climate change poses to water resources.
