By Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor of Education, Health and Behavior Studies, University of North Dakota
After a natural disaster, survivors often suffer from prolonged trauma for years to come, particularly in places where mental health services are few and far between.
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By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
The Greeks and Romans figured out music and exercise go hand in hand more than 2,000 years ago – long before science backed it.
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By Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University
You’re standing at your front door, facing a five kilometre commute to work. But you don’t have your car, and there’s no bus route. You can walk for an hour – or jump on your bicycle and arrive in 15 minutes, barely breaking a sweat. You choose the latter.
Many people would make the same choice. It’s estimated that there are more than a billion bikes in the world. Cycling represents one of the most energy-efficient forms of transport ever invented, allowing humans to travel faster and farther while using…
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By Alison Reeve, Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
Several big green hydrogen projects have been shelved. An expert explains why Australia’s sky-high ambition for the industry is struggling to reach fruition.
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By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
Katinka van de Ven, Alcohol and other drug specialist, UNSW Sydney
After a day, you’ll feel less dehydrated. After a week, your mood and sleep improves – and the benefits keep going.
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By Mario Peucker, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, Victoria University
Franka Vaughan, VicHealth Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Jo Doley, Lecturer in Psychology, Victoria University
Tom Clark, Chair of Academic Board, Victoria University
New research shows only 15% of those surveyed reported the racism they endured. Many feared negative consequences, while others thought no one would care.
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By Stephen Whelan, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney
Luke Hartigan, Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney
House prices continued to rise across Australia in June, recent data shows. Nationally, prices have risen about 38% in the past five years.
Higher housing prices are simply one contributor, albeit a very important one, to the cost of living crisis that Australian households face.
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer
Trump’s suitability for the Nobel Peace Prize, standing up to the US and cuts to research departments: an edited selection of your feedback on our stories.
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By Raj Adhikari
The Bote community in Nepal is facing livelihood insecurity due to conservation laws enforced by Chitwan National Park, which have restricted them from continuing their ancestral fishing practices.
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By Colombe Nirina Sehenomalala, PhD candidate, Anthropology, Université de Montréal
Iulia Bădescu, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Université de Montréal
Most people’s encounters with lemurs have occurred through their representations in popular children’s media, like Zoboomafoo or Madagascar. However, most people don’t know that lemurs play an important role in forest renewal and that they’re currently in grave danger from climate change.
In my home country of Madagascar, there is an amazing array of creatures that are…
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