By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
The northwest of Australia is one of only a few places in the world that experience tropical cyclones in the desert.
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By Gordon Waddington, AIS Professor of Sports Medicine Research, University of Canberra
We need our joints to do everything from lifting groceries to climbing stairs. A physiotherapist explains how we can protect them, particularly as we age.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Iranian security forces stand guard on top of an armored vehicle in Tehran on March 21, 2026. © 2026 AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is conducting a campaign to recruit children as young as 12 to volunteer to become “homeland defending combatants,” Human Rights Watch said today. The military recruitment and use of children is a grave violation of children’s rights and a war crime when the children are under 15.On March 26, 2026, an official from the IRGC’s 27th Mohammad Rasulullah Division in Tehran said that…
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By Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor in Marine Science, James Cook University
Gregory Andrews, Aboriginal Knowledge Holder
Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people.
But this is a major underestimate. My survey of about 20 key organisations suggests there are likely more than a million in Australia.
There are only a limited number of professional (paid) scientists.…
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By John Femiani, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Miami University
The Iranian government uses the threat of sea mines to control access to the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea lane that is vital to the global economy.
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By Richard Fuller, Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland
Rachel Oh, Research Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
Citizen science offers people something simple but powerful: a reason to step outside, pay attention, and reconnect with the living world around them.
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By Flavie Waters, Research Professor, School of Psychological Science, The University of Western Australia
In 1619, a loud sound and a bright flash of light woke philosopher René Descartes from a dream. Was it divine revelation – or exploding head syndrome?
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By Amnesty International
A missile strike by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s authorities on the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh that killed nine civilians – including four teenagers – must be investigated as a war crime, Amnesty International said in a new investigation. The strike, just before 2pm local time on 1 March on the Ramat Lehi neighbourhood, […] The post Israel: Iran’s missile strike that killed nine civilians ‘must be investigated as a war crime’ – new investigation appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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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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