By Jon Cornwall, Senior Lecturer and Education Adviser, University of Otago
Sabine Hildebrandt, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard University
The use of AI copies of the dead for medical training remains hypothetical, but the technology to make them exists, raising questions about what it means to be dead.
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By Kurt Sengul, Research fellow, Far-Right Communication, Macquarie University
Jordan McSwiney, Senior research fellow, University of Canberra
Pauline Hanson’s party has been dysfunctional and scandal-ridden for its entire existence. Capitalising on strong polling will mean changing decades-old patterns.
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By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University
Andrew Taylor, Associate Professor in Demography, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
Maneka Jayasinghe, Professor of Economics, Charles Darwin University
Rohan Best, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
Australia is an energy superpower. We have abundant natural resources, high average incomes and one of the highest per-capita rates of rooftop solar uptake in the world.
Yet every summer, many households across the country skimp on cooling, fear their next energy bill, or risk disconnection…
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By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University
As the United States and Russia signal a return to nuclear testing, Australia’s remote monitoring station plays a crucial role in global verification.
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By Emery Schubert, Professor, Empirical Musicology Laboratory, School of the Arts and Media, UNSW Sydney
Music occupies your ears. That leaves your eyes – and your hands – free to get on with the job.
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By Samantha Thomas, Professor of Public Health, Deakin University
Martha Hickey, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne
Every person with functioning ovaries will eventually experience menopause. While the biology is relatively universal, the experience varies dramatically between individuals and in the same person over time.
Menopause has long been shrouded in stigma and shame but recently burst into mainstream attention. This may have reduced stigma but has also created confusion, as media, celebrity and commercial interests recognise a new marketing opportunity.…
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By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University
Most public debate about schooling focuses on what happens inside the classroom – on lessons, tests and academic results.
But students also spend significant time at school outside formal classes. While break times vary between Australian schools, a 2026 study suggests average recess and lunch periods take up about 12-16% of school…
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By Michele Heisler, Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Behavior and Health Equity, University of Michigan
Rohini J. Haar, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley
Images and videos from Minneapolis, Chicago and other U.S. cities show masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents in military-style gear pointing weapons at people protesting or observing immigration enforcement actions. These are not typical firearms; they are riot control agents, and they emit cascades of projectiles or plumes of smoke.
In other scenes unfolding in cities across the country,…
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By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
A dramatic ocean rescue reminded us that Australian coastal weather can be unpredictable. Here’s how to spot when conditions are changing.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
New evidence reveals a proliferation of sexualised images of youngsters generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and a dearth of laws to stop it, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.
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