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This Is Why Magpie Poop Is Black And White
In humans and all mammals there are two exits for all the things the body does not need or cannot digest. We have a bladder (for the liquid) and an anus to get rid of solids. The fluid we call urine. It is fluid because we drink a good deal but the part that has…
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Albanese Promises Support For Young Entrepreneurs To Develop Startups
A Labor government would provide support for aspiring young entrepreneurs to spend a business-focused year working with a university or private sector incubator to develop their startup enterprise or idea. The Startup Year proposal, in Anthony Albanese’s Thursday night budget reply, would offer places for up to 2000 students. The scheme would run for a…
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What Are Waterspouts, And How Do They Form? An Expert Explains
Waterspouts are extraordinary, impressive weather events. Observers describe them as looking like “the start of an alien invasion” and post their snaps across social media. But what are these enigmatic offshore twisters, and what causes them to form? What is a waterspout? A waterspout is a spinning column of air that sucks up water (usually…
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There’s No Evidence Video Games Can Manipulate You, Actually
The ABC’s latest Four Corners report is an investigation into how videogames are “deliberately designed to get people hooked”. It describes the use of gambling-like “loot boxes” in games, the hotly debated notion of videogame addiction and, to a lesser extent, the “predatory techniques” of using user data and AI to increase spending in freemium…