By Derek Arnold, Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
Loren N. Bouyer, PhD Student, Neuroscience, The University of Queensland
It’s common to think we all have similar experiences of life. But the more we learn about the hidden thoughts of other people, the more evidence shows this is untrue.
For instance, not everyone has the same ability to have imagined sensations. Most people can visualise – they can have imagined experiences of seeing people and scenes that aren’t there. But not everyone can.
We are both visual aphantasics, which means we can’t voluntarily…
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By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
The concept of ‘Cultural Marxism’, which can be traced back to the 1930s, has become a staple of contemporary right-wing discourse.
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By Kerry Black, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Integrated Knowledge, Engineering and Sustainable Communities, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Irving Leblanc, Chair of the Board for Community Circle
Kathleen Padulo, Director of Environment for Chiefs of Ontario
Linda Debassige, Grand Council Chief of the Anishinabek Nation
In its current form, safe drinking water legislation would weaken key legal provisions, particularly those related to rights and governance for First Nations.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Kylian Mbappé during the men’s World Cup, Round of 16, Paraguay vs. France at Philadelphia Stadium, US, on July 4, 2026. © 2026 Tom Weller/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo Following France’s July 4 victory over Paraguay, Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla attacked French player Kylian Mbappé with dehumanizing remarks. The Dutch and German national teams’ elimination from the round of 32 prompted racist posts online. An Argentina fan was reportedly caught on video on July 7 making racist gestures at American YouTuber IShowSpeed (Darren Watkins…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Ronaldo Salgado (right), son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, speaks as his brother, Lorenzo Jr. holds family photographs during a news conference in Houston, Texas, July 8, 2026. © 2026 David J. Phillip/AP Photo A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Texas on July 7. This is the latest in a string of shooting incidents involving federal immigration agents over the past two years.Salgado, who had reportedly lived in the United States for nearly 35 years, leaves behind a wife and three children. One of his sons,…
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By David Sear, Professor in Physical Geography, University of Southampton
Manoj Joshi, Professor of Climate Dynamics, University of East Anglia
Mark Peaple, Research Fellow, Palaeoclimate, University of Southampton
The same question drives both the plot of Moana and decades of archaeological research: why, after centuries of relative stability, did Polynesian voyagers suddenly begin settling islands thousands of kilometres away across the Pacific?
The latest Moana movie is a live-action adaptation of a Disney animated movie of the same name. While the films are fictional, they draw inspiration from the rich seafaring heritage of Polynesian peoples,…
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By Frédéric Schmidt, Professeur, Planétologie, Université Paris-Saclay
Camille Thomas, Chercheur en géologie, University of Bern
Romain Vaucher, Senior Lecturer in Sedimentology, James Cook University
Publishing and having access to scientific articles is an expensive business for research institutions. Fortunately, there are content providers out there who deliver rigorous material that’s free of charge.
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By Jamie Thompson, Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading
High above the rainforest floor, tiny ponds form in the leaves of plants perched on tree branches. Frogs breed in these ponds, alongside insects, microbes and even tiny crustaceans, creating miniature ecosystems suspended high in the canopy. These are the bromeliads – the remarkable plant family that also gave us air plants, the towering 12-metre “Queen…
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By Duane Froese, Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Hendrik Poinar, Professor of Anthropology and Biochemistry and the Micheal G. DeGroote Chair in Genetic Anthropology, McMaster University
Scott L. Cocker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Paleogenetics, Stockholm University
Tyler J. Murchie, Scientist, Ancient DNA Lab (Biodiversity Genomics division) at the Hakai Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Anthropology, McMaster University
Permafrost holds an extraordinary molecular record of ancient life — and we are only now learning to read it, just as warming begins to erase it.
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By Hermes Florez, Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina
Zeina Hannoush, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Miami
Two physicians discuss the ongoing earthquake relief efforts in their home country of Venezuela and explain what the healthcare system was like before the disaster.
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