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Three decades after France’s last nuclear tests, those living near the test sites still await compensation for the harms caused.
Looking to the stars is an important part of how Pacific voyagers navigate. But deep knowledge of ocean currents, winds and waves, along with mental mapping strategies, are critical too.
Disney’s ‘Moana’ movies have brought a new level of excitement for astronomy and wayfinding, says an astronomer who regularly hosts planetarium shows.
The Hollywood Māui would have no chance against the Māui of Polynesia, whose biggest muscles were in his head and stomach.
It was Coco Channel who first made tanning fashionable. But South Californian and Polynesian surfers and American artists on the Côte d'Azur gave it its ‘raison d'être’.
A new study quantifies the benefits of surfing, to the Australian economy as well as health and wellbeing, as Aussie surfers rule the waves in the 2024 Olympic Games. Let’s protect our surf breaks.
The success of Frozen extends beyond the box office, leaving a permanent mark on popular culture.
New research claiming indigenous Americans traveled to Polynesia is sensational, but the science is flawed and ignores other evidence.
Recent archaeological evidence shows the remote islanders didn’t commit ‘ecocide’ after all.
Disney’s Moana has a remarkably accurate depiction of how Polynesian peoples navigate by the stars, and draws attention to the richness of Indigenous astronomy.
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Honorary Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
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Cultural Astronomy & Cultural Competence Researcher, UNSW
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Professor in Physical Geography, University of Southampton
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Professor of Climate Dynamics, University of East Anglia
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Research Fellow, Palaeoclimate, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Performance, University of the West of Scotland
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Research Fellow, University of Otago
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Professor of Biological Anthropology, University of Otago
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Maître de conférences en géographie, Université d’Angers
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Head of School, Te Kawa a Māui, School of Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Teaching Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State
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Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Kent State University
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Associate Professor, Department of History, Simon Fraser University