(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . The University of Western Australia on The Conversation [1] ['Amanda Ridley', 'David Pannell', 'Eric Howell', 'Grace Blackburn', 'Jane Balme', 'Jen Walsh', 'Jessica Kruk', 'Jessica Meeuwig', 'Naima Andrea López', 'Nick Wright'] Date: 2023-11-01 19:24:51+00:00 Irina Grotkjaer/Unsplash November 1, 2023 What makes an ideal main street? This is what shoppers told us Different shoppers have different priorities, but some shops and services are ranked as important across the board. Shutterstock October 25, 2023 How can I get some sleep? Which treatments actually work? You’ve tried everything to get some sleep, but nothing’s working. Here’s what not to do, and what works. Thomas Vuillemin/Unsplash October 23, 2023 A classical espionage novel with shades of Le Carré, The Idealist explores the tumultuous path to East Timorese independence In The Idealist, the machinations of the Australian government become a sinister backdrop to what seems to be a story of liberation. Shutterstock October 20, 2023 Did Australia’s First Peoples domesticate dingoes? They certainly buried them with great care There’s been a long-standing debate over whether dingoes started out wild or domesticated. One thing is clear – they had a close relationship with First Peoples. James Blackburn October 17, 2023 The smarter the magpie, the better they can handle our noisy cities In every Australian city, you’re likely to come across a warbling magpie. How do they cope with the onslaught of noise? It turns out, the smarter ones cope better. Shutterstock October 16, 2023 Critically endangered scalloped hammerheads gather in seas off Perth. 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Carl Knox / OzGrav September 28, 2023 A search for links between two of the universe’s most spectacular phenomena has come up empty – for now Massive flashes of energy known as ‘fast radio bursts’ have puzzled astronomers for years – and a new search for links to gravitational waves has so far found no connection. XBox September 19, 2023 Starfield is the latest game to be boycotted by conservatives. This time because of pronouns Starfields is one of the biggest games of 2023 – but it’s joined other recent games like Baldurs Gate 3 in being boycotted by conservatives because of the way it interacts with gender. Shutterstock September 13, 2023 Our unsung farm dams provide vital habitat to threatened species of frogs Australia has almost 1.8 million farm dams – and some are home to threatened frog species Shutterstock September 5, 2023 Temu: China’s answer to Amazon is already Australia’s most popular free app. What makes it so addictive? While Temu employs common sales promotion tactics seen on other e-commerce platforms, it uses what is arguably the broadest range of these techniques. Photos: Text Publishing, Wikimedia Commons September 4, 2023 How diving as a boy took Tim Flannery on the trail of the megalodon in all its ‘terrifying glory’ Megalodons are having a cultural moment. What do we know about them? And might further scientific discoveries reveal more about the true shape and size of these creatures? Steve Waters/GettyImages August 31, 2023 Fewer of us are cycling – here’s how we can reverse the decline Early in the pandemic, when there was much less traffic on the roads, people took to their bikes. But since then, fewer people are cycling, with rates now lower than in 2011. Frederick Stanley Grimes/State Library of New South Wales August 29, 2023 The charismatic, enigmatic Charmian Clift: a writer who lived the dream and confronted its consequences Australian writer Charmian Clift was born 100 years ago today. One rivetting photograph of Clift captures the existential yin and yang explored in her work. Geoff Heard August 29, 2023 How a lethal fungus is shrinking living space for our frogs Introduced species and diseases can drive native species into smaller environmental niches – and that could mean change to how we work to conserve them. Bruce Webber August 28, 2023 A battlefield for ants? New study on ant warfare shows we could manipulate their fights Mathematical models, video games and experiments with ants can all further our understanding of the dynamics of war. 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