By Ian Wright, Professor in Marine Geology, University of Canterbury
Andy Nicol, Professor in Geosciences, University of Canterbury
Paul Viskovic, Geophysicist, Earth Sciences New Zealand
Many of New Zealand’s geological processes create exactly the kinds of geological settings where natural hydrogen can form and accumulate.
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By Nathan Howard Gray, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Trade, Adelaide University
Peter Draper, Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, Adelaide University
Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell is in Brussels this week, trying to close a trade deal that has been nearly a decade in the making. The EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement is tantalisingly close, although EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has yet to confirm a visit to Australia to seal the deal.
Both parties are keen to diversify their trading partners in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s assault…
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By Nial Wheate, Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Wai-Jo Jocelin Chan, Pharmacist and Lecturer, UNSW Sydney; University of Sydney
Could a simple patch, inspired by the weight-loss drug Ozempic, really help you shed excess kilos without the pain and effort of an injection?
Promotions of these Ozempic-style, weight-loss patches…
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By Fabio Cortesi, ARC Future Fellow, Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland
Lily Fogg, Postdoctoral Researcher, Helsinki Institute of Life Science, University of Helsinki
Deep-sea fish larvae combine features of both rods and cones into a single, highly specialised cell that is optimised for life in between light and darkness.
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By Viren Swami, Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
About a decade ago, author Mandy Len Catron wrote an essay for the New York Times about “36 questions that lead to love”. The idea suggests that two people can grow closer – and even fall in love – by answering a series of increasingly intimate questions.
Catron described how in 2014 she and an acquaintance went on a date together. During the evening, they took turns asking and answering 36 questions. Before that meeting the pair both admitted to a slight mutual…
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By Zoheb Khan, Researcher, Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP); University of Johannesburg
Frederico Haddad, Pesquisador Cebrap, Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP)
Leslie London, Head of the Division of Public Health Medicine in the School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
Universal health coverage – ensuring everyone can get quality, affordable healthcare when they need it – is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.
But progress towards meeting this target has been elusive, especially in developing countries. In recent years, existing weaknesses in public health systems have been magnified by the COVID pandemic, strained public budgets, rising public debt and climate change-related risks.
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By Obasesam Okoi, Associate professor, University of St. Thomas
US military airstrikes on Islamic State-linked militants in north-western Nigeria on Christmas Day 2025 attracted global attention. The focus was on the international legal implications and whether the Nigerian government had consented to the strikes.
I’m a scholar of peace and security and have carried out research on Boko Haram’s protracted campaign of violence. The research…
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By Dian Spear, Senior research scientist, Stellenbosch University
Nicola van Wilgen-Bredenkamp, Research associate, Stellenbosch University
Patricia Holmes, plant ecologist, Stellenbosch University
Ronell R Klopper, Extraordinary Lecturer, University of Pretoria
Tony Rebelo, Scientist, South African National Biodiversity Institute
The latest checklist of Table Mountain flora shows that Cape Town is still a global hotspot for threatened flowering plants.
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By Silke Oldenburg, Senior Researcher in Anthropology, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
Anna Leander, Professor, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
Nora Doukkali, Doctoral Researcher in International Relations and Political Sciences
In Colombia’s coca-cultivating Catatumbo region on the border with Venezuela, community care and survival efforts amid escalating violence are in a state of emergency.
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By Jean-Lou Justine, Professeur, UMR ISYEB (Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
Leigh Winsor, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University
Citizen science allows us to discover how invasive flatworms travel from garden to garden… surprisingly, on the backs of dogs and cats!
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