By Jackie O'Sullivan, Research Scientist, Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems, CSIRO
Claire Foster, Research Fellow, Ecology and Conservation, Australian National University
Damian R. Michael, Senior Research Fellow, Ecology and Herpetology, Charles Sturt University
David Lindenmayer, Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Ask any reptile lover where to find a cold-blooded creature and chances are they will point to a rocky outcrop.
Look closely and you might find a snake or lizard basking on a sun-warmed boulder, sheltering in a narrow crevice or even living under a loose surface rock.
For reptiles, these rocks are not simply somewhere to hang out.
Rocky habitats help reptiles control their body temperature, escape…
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By Mahmoud Elkhodr, Senior Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia
This outage shows why we must urgently prepare for digital outages in a similar way we do for natural disasters.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image An Indonesian police officer fires tear gas during a demonstration in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, August 29, 2025. © 2025 AP Photo/Trisnadi (London) – Indonesian authorities should impartially investigate allegations that military and police officers on November 10, 2026, responded to youth protests with excessive force and may have deliberately provoked violence, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces in the city of Yogyakarta on Java Island used rubber bullets, water cannons, and tear gas to disperse protesters, injuring several and detaining over…
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By Emily Chiang, Research Associate, Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, Aston University
Entertainer and children’s author David Walliams is alleged to have used his fame to approach teenage girls, in some cases reportedly initiating sexual contact with them. Walliams has denied the allegations, but the claims raise some familiar tropes about grooming: why did she go, why didn’t she say no, why didn’t she tell anyone?
After a legal battle, ITV News and The Guardian have now…
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By Linggong Kong, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Auburn University
‘Honey traps’ have long been used to gain an advantage over a rival. In China, it is a tactic documented in stories that go back 2 millennia.
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By Peter Thompson, Associate Professor in Media and Communication, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
A small proportion of anticipated land sale revenue in the next financial year would help RNZ avoid drastic cuts – but will Treasury and a new government permit it?
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By Nicole Fice, Assistant Professor, School of Health Studies, Western University
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a plan in the 2026 federal budget aimed at eliminating homelessness in the next decade. A statement about the plan says homelessness “strikes at the heart of Canadian values of fairness, solidarity, and human dignity.”
What are these values and how exactly are they impacted by homelessness? The announcement does not clearly answer these questions. As a researcher in public health ethics, I want…
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
After a decade-long legal battle, the Privy Council has overturned a 2025 Court of Appeal decision to keep Trinidad and Tobago’s colonial-era “buggery law” on the books.
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By Meagen Rosenthal, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi
Natalie Minton, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Mississippi
Mountains of scientific evidence support both the negative and positive effects of our eating habits on our health. Research shows that a healthy diet can help those suffering from chronic health conditions like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and high…
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By Nicholas Ray, Doctoral Programmes Manager and Researcher in Aquatic Ecology, Nottingham Trent University
As a marine ecologist and keen scuba diver, I’ve long been fascinated by what happens when a large structure is introduced to the sea. Within hours, microscopic organisms begin colonising its surfaces, forming a thin biological layer. Over the following months and years, barnacles, mussels, sponges and other marine life become established, creating a new habitat that attracts fish and a diverse range of species.
This week, one of the world’s most famous ocean liners, the SS United States, was
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