By Ximena Nelson, Professor of Animal Behaviour, University of Canterbury
A parrot’s beak is like a third limb, so losing part of it should be a disadvantage. But Bruce has developed many novel behaviours to compensate.
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By Joshua Gonzales, PhD, Management, Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
If you spend any amount of time on LinkedIn, you’ll have certainly come across this type of phrasing: “This isn’t a job, it’s a calling” or “This isn’t marketing, it’s a movement” or “This isn’t a tool, it’s a paradigm shift.”
This sentence structure is saturating posts on the platform. It’s become one of the most recognizable patterns of AI-generated text: “It’s not X, it’s Y.”
If you’re like me, you find it annoying and scroll past as soon as you read…
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By Libby Callaway, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University
Lloyd Walker, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Research Centre, Monash University
Could these actions secure the scheme for the future? Or might they create new barriers for the very people the NDIS was designed to empower?
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By Shae McCrystal, Professor of Labour Law, University of Sydney
Understandably, some residents of the affected Melbourne councils are unhappy about the escalating dispute. But these are lawful, protected actions.
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By Sun Yee Yip, Lecturer in Teacher Education, Monash University
Australia needs more teachers. It ranks among the worst-performing countries in the OECD for teacher shortages. This is particularly so for public schools.
As of December 2025, there was a reported shortfall of 2,600 teachers…
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By Ettore Camerlenghi, Associate Research Fellow, Avian Behaviour, Deakin University
Ari Martínez, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
You might go for a walk in the forest to disconnect from work and calm your nerves after a busy week. The chirping and calls of birds in the canopy above might be exactly what allows you to relax.
But what sounds soothing to humans may signal danger to other animals – and trigger fear across the forest.
In our research, published today in Current Biology, we show that when some animals spot a predator they issue a warning cry that is picked up by others and spread through the rainforest canopy. For…
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By Liz Evans, Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania
Iconic 90s bass players Melissa Auf Der Maur (Hole) and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) chronicle a time characterised by messy humanity, low-level trust and delicate egos.
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By Anja Bless, Lecturer in Sustainability and International Relations, University of Technology Sydney
Milena Bojovic, Lecturer in Sustainability and Environment, University of Technology Sydney
Australia produces enough food for 75 million people. But intensifying heat and natural disasters and competition for water are eroding food security.
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By John Nagle, Professor in Sociology, Queen's University Belfast
The majority of Lebanese people distrusts Hezbollah, but the Israeli attacks are driving many in the south back into their fold.
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By John N. Trey Rogers, Professor of Turfgrass Research, Michigan State University
Jackie Lyn A. Guevara, Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Management, Michigan State University
John Sorochan, Professor of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee
Ryan Bearss, Research Assistant in Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
The new playing fields are rolling out in stadiums from Mexico to Canada. Creating the perfect pitch in very different climates requires the right grasses and some creative tricks.
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