By Brian VanDeMark, Professor of History, United States Naval Academy
As President Trump sends National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a military historian explains why crowd control is one of the Guard’s most challenging and dangerous missions.
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By John Tookey, Professor of Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology
Even homes build to code can have built-in health risks, such as being prone to mould. By targeting the places where heat is lost, you can make winter more bearable.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Police and residents stand amid debris outside the torched St. John Church on the outskirts of Faisalabad, Pakistan, on August 17, 2023, a day after Muslim men were incited to commit anti-Christian violence. © 2023 AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images (New York) – Pakistan’s blasphemy laws perpetuate religious discrimination and are used to target the poor and minorities in unlawful evictions and land grabs, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. These accusations have had devastating consequences for those affected, while the federal and provincial…
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By Amy Errmann, Senior Lecturer, Marketing & International Business, Auckland University of Technology
Lengthening life has become big business for the wellness industry, with consumers being sold the idea they can delay death – if they are willing to pay for it.
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By Ian Towle, Research Fellow in Biological Anthropology, Monash University
Curiously uniform dimples on the teeth of ancient hominins may give scientists a new way to trace their origins and relationships.
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By Katharina J. Peters, Lecturer in Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong
Ever seen images of dolphins jumping out of the waves and performing impressive acrobatics? Let’s explore why they do it.
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By Rachael Murrihy, Director, The Kidman Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney
Perhaps the friend is bossy, has poor manners or jumps on your furniture. Maybe you don’t like the way your child behaves when they are together.
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By Meru Sheel, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Emergencies (IDIE) Group, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Anita Heywood, Associate Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Vaccination is key to protecting against measles – but the question of when exactly is best to give the vaccine is not black and white.
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By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University
Many nations agreed Israel had a right to self-defence after the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks. Whether this defence still holds 20 months later is now debatable.
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By Mona Mashhadi Rajabi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
Lisa Lake, Director, Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Fashion + Textiles, University of Technology Sydney
Martina Linnenluecke, Professor of Environmental Finance at UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
Yun Shen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
High US tariffs on Chinese-made goods didn’t halt the fast fashion industry. They just rerouted it, and the Australian market has been flooded.
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