By Casey C. Forster, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Théotime Colin, Postdoctoral Researcher, Bee Ecology, Macquarie University
For decades, Australia was the last inhabited continent free of the bee-killing Varroa mite (Varroa destructor).
That all changed in June 2022, when Varroa was detected near Newcastle and rapidly spread along the coast of eastern Australia. By September…
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By Nicole Brownlie, Lecturer in Education, University of Southern Queensland
An oral exam can show how students have meaningfully engaged with a topic. But it shouldn’t be used as a litmus test for AI use.
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By Joshua Black, Lecturer, University of Canberra
The Twilight of Exceptionalism is veteran journalist Paul Kelly’s latest contribution to the chronicles of Australian political history. In the tradition of Edward Gibbon, it’s a story of the decline and fall – not the rise and fall – of the Coalition government from 2013 to 2022. And in this tale, there are populist barbarians pressing at the gates.
The book explores the policy dilemmas of the era and…
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By Ceri Shipton, Research Fellow, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University; UCL
Shimona Kealy, Postdoctoral Researcher, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University
Sue O'Connor, Distinguished Professor, School of Culture, History & Language, Australian National University
The age of the rock art at Wetar means it could be one of the earliest places outside of Taiwan to document the Austronesian migration.
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By Joshua Waters, Senior Research Fellow, Indigenous Knowledges, Deakin University
When Indigenous people are displaced from or denied access to Country, measurable declines in mental health, physical health and emotional wellbeing follow.
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By Ari Berkowitz, Professor of Biological Sciences; Director of the Cellular and Behavioral Neurobiology Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma
Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.
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By Tammy Steeves, Professor of Conservation Genomics, University of Canterbury
With H5N1 now in New Zealand, protecting the most threatened birds will involve difficult decisions, careful prioritisation – and sometimes chance.
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By Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe
Digital Student Voice is an online platform where students can anonymously report issues ranging from delays in scholarships to deteriorating living conditions in student dormitories and violations of student rights.
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By Ricardo Safra de Campos, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Exeter
Nihal Ranjit, Senior Associate, School of Environment and Sustainability, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)
Tasneem Siddiqui, Chairperson, Department of Political Science, University of Dhaka
The abandoned houses of Old Podampetta on India’s east coast tell the story of a small fishing village that no longer exists. Families once woke up to the sound of the sea and made their living by reading the tides and winds. But years of coastal erosion and relentless cyclones eventually made staying impossible.
Similar stories are playing out across south Asia. Bangladesh and India recorded nearly…
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By Khaoula El Khalil, PhD candidate, Political Science, McGill University
Why is a European border located on African soil? And why has the dispute about Ceuta and Spanish colonization remained unresolved for so long?
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