By Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University
Netta Goussac, Associate Senior Researcher, Governance of Artificial Intelligence Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Australia’s military AI policy draws on those of its closest allies. But it reads more like a statement of intent.
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By Maryam Ghahremani, Research Data Scientist at Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary
Zahinoor Ismail, Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
Research has found that older adults who experience persistent difficulties in daily activities like preparing meals, shopping or driving face a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
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By Iain Boyd, Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
News that Iran had fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in the Indian Ocean was startling, but how much of a threat does the development represent?
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By Chris Wilkins, Professor of Policy and Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Marta Rychert, Associate Professor in Drug Policy and Health Law, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Robin van der Sanden, Postdoctoral Fellow, Public Health, SHORE & Whāriki Research Centre, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Wholesale and street prices for meth have dropped sharply over seven years, but it’s as potent as ever. Are new global supply routes to blame?
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By Tazman Davies, PhD Candidate, Food Policy, George Institute for Global Health
Jason Wu, Professor and the Head of the Nutrition Science Program, George Institute for Global Health
Would you buy more fruit and veg if it was cheaper? A new study shows we could subsidise the healthy stuff by taxing junk food, and not just soft drinks.
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By Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
Never before has a World Cup host been at war with a country participating in the tournament. So, what happens next for Iran’s men’s national team?
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By Sue Turnbull, Honorary Professor of Communication and Media Studies, University of Wollongong
The blonde-haired, blue-eyed author Patricia Cornwell is the spitting image of her character Kay Scarpetta – and just as frosty.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
As the war continues to roil the Middle East and compound suffering for civilians across the region, the economic ramifications of the emergency are still playing out, with the Strait of Hormuz the focus of global attention with crude oil prices surging over $100 a barrel again. Meanwhile, settler attacks have escalated dramatically against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, a topic that we'll be across today also, with aid updates and live reporting from the Security Council. UN News app users can follow coverage here.
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By Laura
The Cameroonian government’s rice self-sufficiency policy has sparked enthusiasm among the country’s rice farmers. In the northwest, rice farmers combine courage with determination every day to fulfil these national promises.
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By Antonios Kelarakis, Reader in Polymers ad Nanomaterials, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Lancashire
On November 14 1985, a letter announcing the discovery of a superstable species of carbon appeared in the science journal Nature. Even the letter’s title, C₆₀: Buckminsterfullerene, caused a stir among the journal’s scholarly readers.
Molecules are usually named with sterile precision. This one was named after the American architect and futurist Richard Buckminster Fuller (Bucky to his friends), whose geodesic…
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