By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University
Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries of tradition – and superstition.
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By Hannah Thomas, PhD candidate in Environmental Policy, The University of Queensland
Martine Maron, Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
New research found regrowth in Queensland provided valuable habitat after 15 years, on average, with some species benefiting from trees as young as 3 years of age.
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By Christine Feldman-Barrett, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Sociology, Griffith University
Yoko Ono has long been abused as a homewrecker – and worse. A new biography celebrates her joyful positivity in adverse circumstances – and celebrates her as an artist.
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By Albert Zomaya, Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Sydney
The global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump earlier this month shows no signs of ending anytime soon. In recent days, China suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals that are vital ingredients in everything from electric cars and drones to the semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence (AI) servers.
Around the same time, Trump also indicated he would soon impose new tariffs…
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By Olivia Losbar
This system of mutual aid [forges] social bonds while ensuring food autonomy, [and] has been a response to crises – climatic, economic or social.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on African Descent in New York said on Tuesday.
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By Hossein Zarei, Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Aston University
The two blast furnaces at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant in England are the last of their kind in the UK. The UK steel industry was once a world leader, powering the industrial revolution. But these days it is in crisis.
The Chinese owner of the plant, Jingye Group, stopped ordering the raw materials needed for steel production and recently announced the furnaces would close down for good. Around 2,700…
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By Paul Hunter, Professor of Medicine, University of East Anglia
The bin workers’ strike in Birmingham – which began on March 11 – is set to continue after the latest pay offer was “overwhelmingly” rejected.
Not only are the growing mountains of refuse unsightly and creating foul odours, they could pose significant threats to local residents’ health. Birmingham city council has declared the situation a “major incident”. This enables council leaders to request extra support from central government.
This is not…
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By Timothy Neal Coulson, Professor of Zoology and Joint Head of Department of Biology, University of Oxford
The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had “de-extincted” the dire wolf, a canine species that was wiped out around 10,000 years ago. However, the three animals it presented are actually modern grey wolves with some genetic modifications.
Regardless of whether you consider them dire wolves or…
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
A new cancer drug called trastuzumab deruxtecan, also known as Enhertu, has just been approved in the UK. This drug is designed to help adults with certain types of advanced cancer that cannot be removed by surgery, or which has spread to other parts of the body.
It targets cancers linked to a protein called HER2. This approval is an exciting development because it could save lives and offer hope…
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