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‘Sadness, disgust, anger’: fear for the Great Barrier Reef

While the physical effects of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef have been well documented, we wanted to understand the social and cultural impact.

What kind of country will Australia be in 2060?

A prosperous future is within our grasp. The Australian National Outlook 2019 addresses the question: What kind of country will Australia be in 2060?

Environment

Invasive species are Australia’s number-one extinction threat

This week the world stopped and stared as the UN announced over a million species are threatened with extinction. In Australia, one threat eclipses all others.

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Tech

Artificial intelligence in Australia needs to get ethical, so we have a plan

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform the way we live, work, communicate and travel. So long as it's designed that way.

Eighteen countries showing the way to carbon zero

Reducing emissions doesn't have to conflict with a growing economy, as these 18 developed nations show.

Here’s the seafood Australians eat (and what we should be eating)

Over 85 per cent of seafood caught in Australia is sustainable. However, just because a fish is sustainably caught, it doesn’t make it the most nutritious and healthy option – and vice versa. We've compared the two to see what seafood is both sustainable and nutritious.

Environment

Curious Kids: How do moths eat our clothes?

Moths aren't the real culprit for those pesky holes in your shirts...

Explainer: how the Antarctic Circumpolar Current helps keep Antarctica frozen

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, or ACC, is the strongest ocean current on our planet and is vital for Earth’s health because it keeps Antarctica cool and frozen.

Farming

We asked five experts: are light dairy products better?

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Protecting the ‘right to be forgotten’ in the age of blockchain

Blockchain data is unchangeable, which is a problem when privacy laws require companies to delete data once it’s served its purpose.

Environment

fishIDER, a new tool to improve fisheries management in Indonesia

Accurate species identification is a fundamental requirement for assessing fisheries stocks. fishIDER aims to improve the identification skills of fisheries staff.

Space

The search for the source of a mysterious fast radio burst comes relatively close to home

Astronomers think they've identified which galaxy was the source of a blast radio energy, over in a fraction of a second. And it's much closer to us than the others detected, so far.

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