By Arianna Sala, Scientific Officer, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Online spaces, and social media in particular, are forums for vigorous political debate. They provide a space for members of the public to express political opinions, organise, and sometimes even interact directly with politicians. While they clearly have democratising potential, these platforms have also become fertile ground for hate speech, toxic interactions and online violence.
By analysing over 3.2 million responses on X (formerly Twitter) to 88 candidates for the 2024 European Parliament elections, our team at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre
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By Bird
"A growing number of consumers with celiac disease are unable to consume gluten-containing foods such as bread and therefore rely on alternative gluten-free products..."
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By Philip Oldfield, Head of School and Professor of Architecture, UNSW Built Environment, UNSW
William Craft, Senior Research Associate, School of Built Environment, UNSW
Each of us needs of a roof over our head, classrooms to learn in and offices or space to work from.
To meet this unprecedented demand for new buildings, globally we’re constructing the equivalent of an entire New York City every month.
This provides us with vital infrastructure, but also generates an enormous amount of world-warming…
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By Madeline Sprajcer, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia
Grace Vincent, Senior Lecturer, Appleton Institute, CQUniversity Australia
On-call work doesn’t always mean responding to an emergency. But you typically have to switch into work mode very quickly – so it can be hard to fully switch off.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
About three months out from the Victorian state election, the five polls released since the state got a new premier all show the Coalition in front.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Two of the migrants and asylum seekers who swam to Ceuta in July 2026, walk on Trampolín beach, August 2026. © 2026 José Antonio Sempere Gálvez for Human Rights Watch (Milan) – The Spanish government and local authorities in its North African enclave Ceuta should act urgently to provide adequate shelter to all migrants and asylum seekers living unsheltered since entering Ceuta from Morocco at the end of July, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should provide the opportunity to apply for asylum for those who want to.“Thousands of people have been in the…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the convictions of activists who organized Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas spokesperson Fernando Cheung said: “This dismaying verdict underlines how Hong Kong’s National Security Law is being used to punish people for peacefully remembering one of the darkest chapters in recent Chinese history. “For decades, Hong Kong was the […] The post Hong Kong: ‘Dismaying’ Tiananmen convictions part of campaign to erase Chinese history appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Muhammad Usman, Head of Quantum Systems and Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
A new facility in Queensland will allow researchers from academia and industry to test new ideas on a real quantum processor.
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By Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
This week, a trial commenced in the United States that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally.
The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, pits 29 US states against the two social media platforms’ owner, Meta. Four states – California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey – are running the jury case on behalf of the rest.
Their 233-page…
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By James Wenley, Senior Lecturer, Te Whare Ngangahau–Theatre and Performance Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
A thriving arts scene generates more money than it costs to run. But cutbacks, restructuring and stagnant budgets risk pushing many practitioners to the brink.
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