By Jairo Gutierrez, Professor, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Auckland University of Technology
There’s a certain feeling I get in the pit of my stomach when I’m waiting for an important call to come through. You know the type – maybe a call from your boss, a potential new employer or news of a loved one who’s due to give birth.
In these situations, I usually stare at my phone, willing it to ring. I make sure – over and again – it’s not on silent or “do not disturb” mode. When the screen is out of my sight, I imagine I can hear the familiar ringtone.
Then it pops up – the missed call notification. But the phone never rang. What happened?
How do mobile calls…
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By Sora Park, Professor of Communication, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
Ashleigh Haw, Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media, University of Canberra
Caroline Fisher, Associate Professor of Communication, University of Canberra
Kieran McGuinness, Postdoctoral Fellow, News & Media Research Centre, University of Canberra
The latest Digital News Report shows Australians are still avoiding traditional media, but are highly sceptical of social media players.
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By Melinda Jackson, Associate Professor at Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University
Eleni Kavaliotis, Research Fellow in the Sleep, Cognition, and Mood Laboratory at Monash University, Monash University
Is there any science behind this TikTok trend? Cognitive shuffling attempts to mimic the thinking patterns good sleepers typically have before drifting off.
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By Caitlin Davey, Lecturer of Criminology, Griffith University
Kyle J.D. Mulrooney, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England
Sue Watt, Associate Professor in Psychology, University of New England
As political debate over law and order grows, leaders must address the divide in how city and country Australians view crime and punishment.
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Monday, June 16, 2025
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwandan-backed rebels, Congolese troops, and allied militias have all committed human rights abuses, some possibly amounting to war crimes, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in Geneva on Monday.
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By Alistair Evans, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
Anthony J. Martin, Professor of Practice, Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory University
Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular leaves almost sharp enough to pierce skin. Flowering plants are both small and rare.
You’re standing in what is now Victoria, Australia, about 127 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous Period. Slightly to your south, a massive river – more than a kilometre wide – separates you…
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By Douglas Hilton, Chief Executive, CSIRO
A team of scientists has discovered the secret to making ‘Boronia Babies’ is a tiny moth. Heliozelidae pollinate the weird flowers made famous by May Gibbs.
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By Erin Wilkins, Aboriginal Cultural Educator, Trainer and Facilitator, Indigenous Knowledge
Amy Mosig Way, Archaeologist, Australian Museum, and Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Sydney
Leanne Watson, Artist, Educator, Book Illustrator, Indigenous Knowledge
Wayne Brennan, First Nations Mentor, University of Sydney
New research indicates Dargan Shelter was occupied as early as the last Ice Age and repeatedly visited during this cold period.
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By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
Nvidia is one of the world’s most highly valued companies. A new book suggests its Taiwanese-born CEO is as grounded as any centibillionaire could be.
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By Delyse Hutchinson, Associate Professor, Clinical Psychologist, and NHMRC Leadership Fellow, SEED Centre for Lifespan Research, School of Psychology, Deakin University
Genevieve Le Bas, Clinical Psychologist and Research Fellow, Deakin University
Jacqui Macdonald, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
Samantha Teague, Senior Research Fellow in Psychology, James Cook University
Stephanie Aarsman, Research Fellow, Deakin University
In Australia, an estimated one in ten men experience mental health issues such as anxiety and depression before and after their child is born (the perinatal period).
Alongside emotional ups and downs and exhaustion, new dads may also be facing greater practical demands, such as caring for the baby, supporting their partner, and providing financially.
It’s not…
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