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Ancient teenager the first known person with parents of two different species
Originally published in The Conversation.
Russian trolls targeted Australian voters on Twitter via #auspol and #MH17
Russia was behind an enormous effort to influence politics in the US and the UK, but was Australia targeted too?
Originally published in The Conversation.
I've Always Wondered: could someone take ownership of a planet or a moon?
This is an article from I’ve Always Wondered, a series where readers send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. Send your question to alwayswondered@theconversation.edu.au
I have always wondered, in a distant future when humanity is able to settle permanently on a distant body (such as planet, moon or rocky body), are there any current legal frameworks that could be applied as a precedent for such individuals to “take ownership” of that body and its resources? – Daniel, Croydon, Australia
Originally published in The Conversation.
One sky: we must develop a unified approach to the national airspace with drones in mind
What do your earliest childhood memories say about you?
Originally published in The Conversation.
Alcohol brewed from trees and other fermented drinks in Australia's Indigenous history
There is no doubt that European
Originally published in The Conversation.
How 'bling' makes us human
Originally published in The Conversation.
We're going to get a better detector: time for upgrades in the search for gravitational waves
It’s been a year since ripples in space-time from a The Conversation.
A recipe for mummy preservation existed 1,500 years before the Pharaohs
Ancient Egypt continues to throw up one fabulous surprise after another.
Originally published in The Conversation.
Aboriginal traditions describe the complex motions of planets, the 'wandering stars' of the sky
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this sto
Originally published in The Conversation.
