By Sharon Crozier-De Rosa, Professor in History, University of Wollongong
The journalist, author and activist has died aged 92. She spent more than 60 years setting feminist torches alight the world over.
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By Olivia Hewitt, Postdoctoral researcher, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
Sea sponges are some of the world’s simplest animals – but even so, the rhythm of night and day kicks off a crucial stage of their life cycle.
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By Mandy Freund, Lecturer, Climate Science Geography, The University of Melbourne
The world is bracing for the strongest El Niño in history.
The United Nations has made the grim prediction that our planet now sits in the “danger zone” of extreme weather. That’s based on data suggesting the current El Niño will break all previous records.
El…
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By Laura
After losing three finals, the Cameroonian women’s team finally lifted the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Their 3–0 victory over Malawi demonstrates this generation’s perseverance and progressive transformation in African women’s football.
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By Sadia Hossain, Lecturer in Public Health, Western Sydney University
In some communities, cultural norms can make it hard for women to ask about sex, contraception, periods, pregnancy or birth in mainstream health-care settings.
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By Jan McDonald, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania
Jonathan Symons, Director of Research and Innovation, School of International Studies, Macquarie University
Manon Simon, Researcher in Climate Intervention Law and Governance, University of Tasmania
Matt McDonald, Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
Rachel Neef, Research fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania
The world is set to miss the 1.5°C global warming target, and plans are underway for UN climate talks in the Pacific and Turkey.
Climate mitigation – reducing or preventing greenhouse emissions – was once treated as the only legitimate response to global warming. In comparison, climate adaptation – trying to adjust to global warming – was…
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By Samuel Cornell, Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
Testosterone is having a moment. On social media, it’s being lauded for everything from building muscle to gaining wealth and sexual dominance.
United States secretary of war Pete Hegseth…
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By Helen Trenos, Lecturer (Theatre & Creative Arts), Curtin University
From lights up to the production’s satisfying conclusion, Day (After Day) in the Life of the Useless is seriously funny and surprisingly moving.
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By Sascha-Dominik (Dov) Bachmann, Professor in Law and Security, University of Canberra; Stellenbosch University
Recent drone and GPS jamming attacks on Germany and Romania have ratcheted up tensions between Russia and the rest of Europe.
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By Ehsan Yaghoubi, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Victoria University
A pothole is usually not the disease – it is the visible symptom. The main engineering challenge is trying to stop them forming in the first place.
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