By Advik D. Vira, Graduate Student in Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Emily First, Assistant Professor of Geology, Macalester College
A chemical signature in a lunar rock offers new insights into what early oxygen conditions were like on the Moon.
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By Sonya Hanna, Lecturer in Marketing, Bangor University
Sara Parry, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Bangor University
Young people in rural Wales don’t want to leave, but without opportunity or a voice, many feel they have no choice.
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By Sarah Louise Smyth, Lecturer in Department of Literature Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex
Is it by accident or design that Dakota Johnson has become the star for zeitgeisty sex and romance films? Johnson’s breakthrough role was as Anastasia Steele in the enormously popular Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). Adapted from the book series by E.L. James, it spawned a franchise that, for better or worse, has come to define BDSM in the mainstream cultural imagination.
In Celine Song’s recent film, The Materialists (2025), Johnson plays Lucy, a high-end matchmaker who enables wealthy individuals to bypass the random scrolling and swiping of dating apps and experience a hand-picked romantic…
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By Amnesty International
When I moved to France, I remember learning about the history of slavery at school. I spent my early childhood in French Guiana – a colonised country. However, it was clear the impacts of racism were still being felt, especially in countries across Europe. I lived in a neighbourhood alongside people of African and Arab […] The post Jehosheba Bennett: “If we don’t address colonialism, we will never tackle racism.” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Saturday 28 March marks seven years since Amara Krumak, Abdalla Bari and Kone Tiemoko Abdul Kader – known as the El Hiblu 3 – were arrested in Malta for opposing their forced return to Libya, where they would be at risk of persecution, torture and other serious human rights violations. For this act of resistance, […] The post Malta: Seven years of injustice. Drop the charges against the El Hiblu 3 appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese has pushed back at Donald Trump’s crack at Australia for not providing the United States with as much backing over the Iran war as the president believed it should.
Trump, who made his comment about Australia when asked about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said he was “surprised” at the Australian government’s response.
“[Starmer] didn’t want to help us,” he said. “Australia too, Australia was not great. I was a little surprised by Australia,”
“I wouldn’t say anybody was great other than the five countries in the Middle East.”
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By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation
Matt Garrow, Editorial Web Developer, The Conversation
Mitchell Costello, Deputy Social Media Producer, The Conversation
Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran in late February, Iran has retaliated by targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, effectively shutting down the narrow channel of water.
It’s caused a global fuel crisis, even though some ships are managing to get through the strait. US President Donald Trump has given Iran an ultimatum to fully reopen the waterway…
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By Yousuf Mohammed, Associate Professor in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Queensland
Among a range of proposed reforms, Australia’s therapeutic goods regulator outlines 3 options for SPF labelling – including removing the numbers altogether.
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By Andrew Fairbairn, Professor of Archaeology, The University of Queensland
Douglas Baird, Professor, Archaeology, University of Liverpool
Gokhan Mustafaoglu, Associate Professor, Archaeology, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University
Based on international collaborations lasting decades, two new studies have unlocked previously unavailable information from the bones of dogs long dead.
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By Matt Nichol, Lecturer in Law, CQUniversity Australia
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed it is introducing a controversial new policy that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events.
The IOC stated eligibility for women’s events will be determined by a “once-in-a-lifetime” sex test, which would prevent transgender women and those…
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