In global news this week, President Donald Trump made a unilateral decision to withdraw from the multilateral agreement to restrain Iran’s nuclear program. Tony Walker says this will inevitably have far-reaching consequences, including the further destabilisation of the Middle East.
And with other key partners signalling their willingness to continue the agreement, the US runs the risk of becoming further isolated following Trump’s decisions to also pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Paris Climate Change accords.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will consider staying in the nuclear deal, despite the withdrawal of the U.S.
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
Trump's announcement confirms he is no longer listening to moderate voices in his administration when it comes to dealings with Tehran
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Environment + Energy
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Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
Littering in protest is indicative of a discordant society, and a culture of littering can tell us a lot about a society's ethos.
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Eli Knapp, Houghton College
Many poachers continue to poach to improve their incomes, rather than just make ends meet.
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Gary Haq, University of York
Pollutants can increase stress levels, which in turn affects judgment and makes some people more likely to commit crime.
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Health + Medicine
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Philip Clarke, University of Melbourne; An Tran-Duy, University of Melbourne; David Smerdon, The University of Queensland
Deaths of chess players led to alarm the game could cause fatal stress. Some researchers have tested that theory.
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Saliou Niassy, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology; Sevgan Subramanian, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
The Fall armyworm will remain in Africa for a long time unless concerted action is taken.
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Politics + Society
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Ekatherina Zhukova, Lund University
Forging emotional bonds through care, companionship and shared experiences, two very different countries built civic ties from the rubble of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
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Libby Porter, RMIT University; Louise Clare Johnson, Deakin University; Sue Jackson, Griffith University
While planning policies and practices have contributed to marginalising Indigenous people, planners can now work with them to ensure they have their rightful say in shaping Australian communities.
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Science + Technology
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Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Blake Allan, Deakin University
Ecology is in the midst of a technological revolution. From tiny sensors that can be fitted to animals, to swarms of remotely-piloted drones, researchers have a host of new ways to study the natural world.
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