By Sean Tomlinson, Research Associate, Ecology and Evolution, University of Adelaide
Damien Fordham, Associate Professor of Global Change Ecology, University of Adelaide
It only took 60 years for the red fox to spread across Australia. New research could prevent other invasive animals doing the same.
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By Sam D. Hayes, Assistant professor of politics and policy, Simmons University
A case being argued at the US Supreme Court could undo one of the last remaining protections for minority voters in a Civil Rights-era voting law.
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By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
The trade dispute between the United States and China has resumed. US President Donald Trump lashed out at the weekend at Beijing’s planned tightening of restrictions over crucial rare-earth minerals.
In response, Trump has threatened 100% tariffs on Chinese imports.
But with the higher tariff rate not due to start until November 1,…
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By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
A legal expert reviews Duncan McNab’s Recipe for Murder and Greg Haddrick’s The Mushroom Murders – both published on the same day.
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By Johanna Lim, Research Associate, Strategic Technologies, University of Sydney
The Australian Energy Market Operator estimates data centres will consume 6% of Australia’s grid-supplied electricity by 2030.
To put that in context, that’s more than the current share of Australia’s healthcare and social assistance industry.
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By Liz Sturgiss, Professor of Community Medicine and Clinical Education, Bond University
Kimberley Norman, Research Fellow, Obesity and Weight Management, Monash University
Around one in three Australian adults (32%) has a body-mass index (BMI) of 30 or above. A further 34% has a BMI of 25 or above.
Australia’s regulator has approved Wegovy, the weight-loss version of Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro…
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By Valentina Dinica, Associate Professor in Sustainability and Public Policy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Changes to New Zealand’s conservation laws could delist up to 60% of protected areas. There are better ways to balance ecological values with economic gains.
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By Susan Fountaine, Associate Professor of Communication, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
The award-winning documentary Prime Minister showcases a politician capable of blending the ordinary and extraordinary – a key to success on both the left and right.
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By Diogo Veríssimo, Research Fellow in Conservation Marketing, University of Oxford
Amy Hinsley, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on the Wildlife Trade, University of Oxford
Luis Baquero, Researcher, Orchid Ecology, Universidad de las Américas (Ecuador)
They look like tiny monkeys peering out from the mist. Known to scientists as Dracula, the so-called “monkey-face orchids” have become online celebrities.
Millions of people have shared their photos, marvelling at flowers that seem to smile, frown or even grimace. But behind that viral charm lies a very different reality: most of these species are teetering on the edge of extinction.
A new global assessment has, for the first…
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By Beth Johnson, Professor of Television & Media Studies, University of Leeds
Sally Wainwright’s new BBC drama Riot Women opens not with music, but with the sound of ice clinking in a glass and tonic fizzing as it’s poured over gin.
Beth (Joanna Scanlan) calmly prepares to end her life in a beautiful, light-filled room overlooking green gardens and a vista of rolling hills – a quiet, almost idyllic setting for an act of despair. It’s a devastating and deeply ironic beginning, setting the emotional stakes with precision.
Riot Women takes its name from, and subtly reworks, the 1990s Riot…
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