By Carolina Contreras, Senior Analyst - Ocean Policy, Climateworks Centre
Blue carbon involves more than just counting carbon. It requires governance, finance, policy, and practice. Ultimately, success hinges on people and their skills.
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By Daniela Bortoletto, Professor and Head of Particle Physics, University of Oxford
Deep beneath the French-Swiss border, the world’s largest scientific instrument has fallen silent. After years of smashing proton particles together at nearly the speed of light, Cern’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has stopped operations and entered a long shutdown.
While no particle collisions are taking place at the LHC, thousands of scientists, engineers and technicians are dismantling parts of the machine, installing new technologies and preparing one of the most ambitious upgrades ever attempted…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
From walking the streets of London with Tommy Robinson to going to luxury fashion shows in Italy, Pauline Hanson may be testing her supporters’ patience.
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By Sam Willcocks, Lecturer, Biosciences, Brunel University of London
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are linked to millions of deaths a year – a number set to grow dramatically. From hospital wards to farms, resistance is being driven by how, and how often, we use antibiotics. Dr Sam Willcocks, director of the Antimicrobial Innovations Centre at Brunel University London, answers key questions about the issue, and points to some simple solutions.
What are superbugs and where are you likely to encounter them?
“Superbug” is the term used for bacteria that have become resistant to multiple antibiotics at once, and there are now…
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By Sara Kells, Director of Program Management at IE Digital Learning and Adjunct Professor of Humanities, IE University
Critical thinking is touted as the educational counterpoint to AI and algorithms, but our definitions of it need an update.
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By Amnesty International
On 22 June 2026, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs adopted the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules granting the Indian government sweeping new powers to police the activities, operation, management and leadership of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) receiving foreign funding. The amendments significantly expand an already restrictive legal framework established under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), […] The post India: New foreign funding rules tighten control over civil society and undermine the right to freedom of association appeared first on Amnesty International.…
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By Saia Nahir Bartes, PhD Student and Research Teaching Fellow, Deakin University
Neil the Seal became a social media sensation almost overnight.
Neil is a five-year-old male southern elephant seal who weighs roughly one tonne. He was born on the Tasman Peninsula in October…
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By Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau, Research Fellow, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University
The president claims election fraud is rife in the US. Instead of protecting electoral integrity, however, he is seeking to undermine it.
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By Carolina Contreras, Senior Analyst - Ocean Policy, Climateworks Centre
Blue carbon involves more than just counting carbon. It requires governance, finance, policy, and practice. Ultimately, success hinges on people and their skills.
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By Anna M. Kotarba-Morley, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Heritage, Adelaide University
Michael Westaway, Professor of Archaeology and Biological Anthropology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with bows, arrows and daggers – and new research shows they weren’t just for decoration.
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