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THE GUARDIAN

‘Mind-blowing’: inside the highest human-occupied ice age site found in Australia

New scientific evidence has revealed people lived in the shelter during the last ice age 20,000 years ago, when the high country was treeless, frozen and – until now – believed to be too hostile for human habitation.

ABC

Researchers uncover spike in potentially fatal 'rat lungworm disease'

Researchers are warning dog owners to be vigilant as a new study reveals a wet weather-driven spike in a potentially fatal disease.

THE CONVERSATION

How visionary Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson changed music – and my life

Brian Wilson's passing marks the end of a long and extraordinary chapter in musical history, writes Dr Jadey O’Regan of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.