By Lee Rafuse Haines, Associate Research Professor of Molecular Parasitology and Medical Entomology, University of Notre Dame
Studies have linked ticks on 6 continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what this frustrating illness is.
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By Robert Hoffmann, Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania
After years of warnings of a recruitment crisis in defence, new data show its suddenly risen by 17%. There’s a combination of reasons why.
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By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia
Runners tend to have thicker cartilage in their knees – which cushions and protects the joint – compared to non-runners.
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By Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, University of Adelaide
Nathan Howard Gray, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide
Last week, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order updating the “reciprocal” tariff rates that had been paused since April.
Nearly all US trading partners are now staring down tariffs of between 10% and 50%.
After a range of baseline…
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By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University
The Australia-Japan relationship has evolved rapidly in the past decade – and this could be threatened if something doesn’t go right with the deal.
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By Aria Yangfan Huang, PhD Candidate, School of Psychology, Deakin University
Anna Klas, Lecturer in Psychology, Deakin University
Clare Walter, Lecturer in Human Sciences and Health Geography, The University of Melbourne
Kate Lycett, Senior Lecturer in Child Health and NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Deakin University
Yichao Wang, Executive Dean Health Research Fellow, Deakin University
When parents leave their cars idling outside schools, pollution levels spike. The solution could be as simple as teaching children how to ask for change.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Afghan returnees cross the border from Iran, on July 3, 2025, in Islam Qala, Afghanistan. © 2025 Elise Blanchard/Getty Images (New York) – The Taliban have deepened their repression since taking over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, by intensifying restrictions on the rights of women and girls, detaining journalists, and silencing all dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. Afghanistan now faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, exacerbated by donor governments’ aid cuts and the return of 1.9 million refugees expelled from Iran and Pakistan. The…
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By Cynthia Ebot Takang
In Cameroon, young people no longer want to play the role of mere extras during election campaigns, but to be the actors of change.
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By Andrew Norton, Professor of Higher Education Policy, Monash University
After two years of trying to reduce international student numbers, the Albanese government will soften its approach in 2026.
The changes, announced on Monday, are small. The main feature is a modest increase in the government’s target maximum number of new international students. This will see the target go from 270,000 in 2025 to 295,000 in 2026.
But with multiple…
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By Louise Devenish, Senior Lecturer and director of The Sound Collectors Lab, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University
Climate modelling is spoken about often by climate scientists. These complex, computer-generated calculations enable scientists to make predictions about the climate of the future.
Information generated from climate models is often shared through graphs, maps, images, animations or reports. These visual formats are excellent for accurately communicating data, statistics and recommendations, but can feel inaccessible for non-expert members of the general…
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