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The NZ government’s plan to withhold COVID inquiry findings until 2026 leaves the country ill-prepared for the next pandemic
New Zealand can learn from the issues raised in Australia’s recently released COVID inquiry report. It would benefit from closer collaboration to build capacity in disease surveillance and testing.
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A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found – but mathematicians’ search for perfection will continue
A new largest known prime number was found last month by an amateur mathematician, continuing a millennia-long quest to understand hidden patterns in the infinite tapestry of numbers.
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Is South Africa one of the most politically polarised countries in the world? No, it’s not – sociologist
South Africa’s government of national unity forged after the 2024 elections refutes the claim that there are two antagonistic political camps.
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6 things to do if your child’s weight is beyond the ideal range – and 1 thing to avoid
It’s important to help our kids maintain a healthy weight. But sometimes well-intentioned interventions can cause more harm than good.
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Vanitas and the life of the author: in Chinese Postman, Brian Castro transforms fiction into a mechanism of truth
There was a point in the 1990s where it became fashionable to emphasise that autobiography was fiction. This proposition sprang up to complement an earlier stricture that emerged with the New ...
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Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come
Jono Tuke, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide Melissa Humphries, Senior Lecturer, School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide As well as ...
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‘Catastrophic declines’: massive data haul reveals why so many plants and animals suffer after fire
The tragedy prompted a massive research effort to understand how plants and animals were affected. So what did it uncover? Research published today in the journal Nature set out to answer that ...
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Australia has backed away from plans to introduce local quotas on streaming platforms – again
The federal government has quietly shelved plans to introduce local requirements for Australian screen content on streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+.
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Taylor Swift’s Eras tour: Is it Toronto’s ‘Wildest Dream’ for its economy, or too good to be true?
Frédéric Dimanche, Professor and Director, Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is expected to bring an economic windfall ...
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Sunspots and solar flares, created by the sun’s magnetism, can affect the Earth’s surface
The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; we’re experiencing a particularly busy one right now.
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Public execution in Afghanistan condemned as ‘clear human rights violation’
A public execution carried out in a sports stadium in Afghanistan drew condemnation from senior UN officials on Wednesday, who demanded an immediate end to such practices by the ruling Taliban.
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Tiny oceanic plankton adapted to warming during the last ice age, but probably won’t survive future climate change – new study
Scientists have compared data from the last ice age, around 21,000 years ago, and modern records to see what happened to plankton when the world has previously warmed.