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Editor's note
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Ever noticed those patterns or lines marked on glass doors that are there to warn us not to absent-mindedly walk through them? That’s dangerous even at walking pace. Now think of birds, flying several times as fast, that don’t recognise glass as glass or, even worse, see the sky and trees reflected in tall glass buildings as just that – sky and trees.
The ongoing death toll from so-called “bird strikes” on our city buildings is horrifying and yet, writes Norman Day, a little more attention to building design could save the lives of millions of birds – and some cities are starting to insist on it.
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John Watson
Section Editor: Cities + Policy
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Top stories
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These birds were killed by flying into a set of surveyed buildings in Washington DC in 2013.
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab/Flickr
Norman Day, Swinburne University of Technology
The tall buildings of our cities kill horrifying numbers of birds. But some cities are adopting mandatory design measures to cut the toll.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The internal chaos of the Nationals has continued into the second week of parliament. With the minor party of the Coalition deeply split, the future of the government is uncertain.
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Photo by Eric Nopanen on Unsplash
Cameron Webb, University of Sydney
Feel like mosquitoes are picking you out of a crowd when looking for someone to bite? It may come down to the smell of your skin and how heavily you breathe.
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Meredith Nash, University of Tasmania; Robyn Moore, University of Tasmania
Scientific research can be a daunting career choice for women of colour, according to a recent survey which found they face a "barrage of brief. everyday racial slights" at work.
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Environment + Energy
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Lily van Eeden, University of Sydney; Chris Dickman, University of Sydney; Jeremy T. Bruskotter, The Ohio State University; Mathew Crowther, University of Sydney; Thomas Newsome, University of Sydney
Introduced species are often targeted for culling in conservation, but killing charismatic animals like foxes can be controversial.
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Vanessa Haverd, CSIRO; Benjamin Smith, Western Sydney University; Matthias Cuntz, Université de Lorraine; Pep Canadell, CSIRO
Forests are remarkable at drawing carbon from the atmosphere, and they're getting better at it. New research highlights how important it is to protect forests so they can help us fight climate change.
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Business + Economy
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Bjorn Sturmberg, Australian National University
Both natural disasters and electric vehicles mean we need to move away from centralised electricity systems.
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Richard Robinson, The University of Queensland; Matthew Brenner, The University of Queensland
High-end restaurant Dinner by Heston Blumenthal has allegedly underpaid staff by $4 million. Our research finds wage theft is accepted as the industry norm.
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Politics + Society
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Leanne Smith, Western Sydney University
Interviews in three Pacific nations revealed concerns over a lack of balance in the Australia-Pacific relationship and a certain level of racism and disrespect directed towards islanders.
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Colin Brown, Griffith University
The Indonesian president outlined four major steps to improve the relationship, two of which were quite unexpected.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Adam Bandt expresses his disappointment with Labor's coal rhetoric. He says they have a decision to make: work with the Greens, or determine whether they have more in common with the Liberals.
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Education
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Helen Joanne Adam, Edith Cowan University
The promotion of white middle-class ideas and lifestyles in children's books risks alienating children from minority groups. It could also give white middle-class children a sense of superiority.
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Arts + Culture
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Elodie Paillard, University of Sydney
Heroes and heroines of Classical Greek tragedy used to get all the glory. Today scholars, and theatre and film directors are looking to what the minor players can tell us about the zeitgeist.
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John Hawkins, University of Canberra; Michael James Walsh, University of Canberra
Even though the way we access pop music has changed and gone digital, hitmakers lag behind other industries in terms of globalisation.
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Health + Medicine
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John Silke, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute; Najoua Lalaoui, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
A rare type of inflammatory disease that causes repeated bouts of high temperatures can run in families. Here's what we know so far.
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Science + Technology
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Rosalie Gillett, Queensland University of Technology
Dating app Tinder has come under increasing scrutiny over harassment facilitated by the platform. But its new safety measures, while undoubtedly an improvement, are unlikely to prevent abuse.
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