Improving Arctic food security through DNA science and respectful collaboration with Indigenous Peoples

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Indigenous Elders from the Kitikmeot Heritage Society, community members, hunters and trappers, regional tourism representatives and scientists having a discussion during the Muskox and Genomics Community Workshop in...

The Trump administration’s move to ban international students at Harvard escalates attacks on universities

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Harvard University has become the epicentre of a growing row between Donald Trumps administration and academia, with concerning implications for migration and human rights, academic freedom and research. A federal judge...

A 1980s cost-of-living crisis gave Australia a thriving arts program – could we do it again?

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A Railways Union cultural exhibition, September 1985. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy SEARCH Foundation, CC BY The cost-of-living crisis is hitting the arts hard. Artists struggle to survive...

Rather than blaming carbon, Paul Hawken argues we should recognise its role in animating life. This way, we can heal the planet

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Teo Tarras/Shutterstock Paul Hawkens Carbon is about a decade in the making. Perhaps the books long gestation is why it feels so familiar, Other recent carbon-centred works include ecologist Dag Olev Hessens The Many Lives...

Providing safe smoking kits could reduce harm from meth use – but NZ law won’t allow it

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Getty Images Methamphetamine was recently ranked New Zealands second-most harmful drug behind alcohol, and is the countrys most injected drug. Injecting drugs is associated with additional risks such as vein and soft...

As Australia’s carbon offset industry grapples with integrity concerns, how can companies genuinely tackle climate change?

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Deemerwha studio/Shutterstock Australias largest carbon market player, GreenCollar, has quit the federal governments voluntary carbon neutral program, Climate Active. More than 100 companies have left the program in the...

Heart attack or panic attack? Why young men are calling ambulances for unmanaged anxiety

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PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock Anxiety affects one in five Australian men at some point in their lives. But the condition remains highly stigmatised, misunderstood and under-diagnosed. Men are around half as likely...