By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Fishermen sort their catch before carrying it to shore near the Costa do Sol fish market in Maputo, Mozambique, January 10, 2025. © 2025 Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images (Johannesburg) – Mozambican navy personnel appear to have unlawfully killed and injured fishermen in Mozambique’s embattled Cabo Delgado province on March 15, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today.Mozambique’s Defense and Security Forces, citing security concerns linked to the ongoing armed conflict in the region, have imposed restrictions on coastal movement and fishing in parts of…
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By GV Central Asia and Caucasus
The years 2020 and 2021 were among the most accomplished years of my life, because I had found my path and was on the verge of achieving all my goals.
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By Zachary Aman, Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Western Australia
Australians are being urged to switch to E10 fuel, as the US-Iran conflict continues to put pressure on diesel and petrol supplies.
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By Bernard Stewart, Professor, Paediatrics and Child Health, UNSW Sydney
The evidence shows nicotine-based vapes are likely to cause oral and lung cancer. We just don’t yet know how many cases it will cause.
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By Vinh Thai, Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain, RMIT University
Cocoa’s price hit an all-time high in 2024, but has plummeted since. Why aren’t we seeing cheaper chocolates on our supermarket shelves yet?
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By Nina Van Dyke, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
Rosemary V. Calder, Professor, Health Policy, Victoria University
There is a lot more to healthy eating than what’s on your plate. How, why and when you eat also matters. Here are 3 tips to get started.
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By Paul S.C.Taçon, Chair in Rock Art Research and Director of the Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit (PERAHU), Griffith University
Andrea Jalandoni, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Cultural Research, Griffith University
Joey Nganjmirra, Indigenous Knowledge Holder, Indigenous Knowledge
Sally K. May, Professor, College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities, Adelaide University
Extinct animals have long fascinated people around the world – from dinosaurs, to giant kangaroos, to enormous flightless birds and almost unimaginable sea creatures.
But one of the most intriguing is the Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus).
These large dog-like animals with stripes on their backs once roamed throughout the Australian mainland. But when Europeans colonisers arrived, thylacines were only found in Tasmania, hence the name Tasmanian tiger.
Our team of researchers has been documenting depictions of thylacines…
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By Penni Russon, Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Monash University
Children’s writer Penni Russon grew up reading Judy Blume. She read her biography trying to find the person she knew intimately from her novels.
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By Leonidas Karagounis, Professor Research Translation & Enterprise, Australian Catholic University
Peptides are widely marketed as a kind of “holy grail” for workout recovery and physical performance.
You may have seen advertisements online claiming these supplements can significantly boost muscle growth, eliminate joint pain, and accelerate recovery times.
As the prevalence of joint-related issues such as osteoarthritis rises, many people are also turning to these…
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By Sally Patfield, Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle
Franziska Lessky, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Sarah O'Shea, Professor and Higher Education Researcher, Charles Sturt University
Each year, about 30% of new undergraduates in Australia are the first in their families to go to university.
This means their parents do not have a university-level qualification. Often, they also don’t have any siblings or relatives who have gone to uni as well.
So these students must navigate a new and unfamiliar pathway. National data…
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