By Georgina Sauzier, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry, Curtin University
Michael Vic Adamos, PhD Candidate, Chemistry, Curtin University
3D-printed guns are a growing threat to public safety. The blueprints used to make these firearms can be found online, making them easily accessible. With a relatively cheap 3D printer and a quick web search, anyone could print their own unlicensed gun.
These guns have been called “untraceable”. Research is now putting this claim to the test.
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By Kade Paterson, Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Melbourne
Rana Hinman, Professor in Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne
Until now, health experts have assumed stable and supportive shoes are the best for people with osteoarthritis. But a new study shows this isn’t always the case.
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By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
The way cars are assessed for safety ratings is changing in Australia and New Zealand. The changes are broadly positive.
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By James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University
Edward Jegasothy, Senior lecturer, School is Public Health, University of Sydney
Where there’s demand, there will be supply, legal or not. From the ‘sly grog’ of the 1920s to the illicit vapes of today, getting regulation right is difficult.
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By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
Polls have the combined primary vote for Labor and the Greens dropping. But there’s no sign of a boost for the Coalition after its leadership change.
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By Nicola Parsons, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Sydney
First published in 1725, Fantomina tells of a woman who adopts disguises to keep her lover’s attention. While avoiding moralism, it skirts questions of consent.
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By Muhammad Ilyas Nadeem, PhD Candidate in Obesity & Diabetes | Public Scholar (2024-2025), Concordia University
Cristina Sanza, Digital Journalism Instructor, Centre for Journalism Experimentation (JEX) Researcher, Concordia University
Jessica Murphy, Research Associate, Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology, Concordia University
Sylvia Santosa, Professor and former Canada Research Chair Tier 2 - Clinical Nutrition, Concordia University
Canada has quietly become an unexpected leader in global obesity care guidelines, but care at home — where one in four adults now lives with obesity — remains slow and uneven.
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By Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University
Concern over ICE’s role in the 2026 Men’s World Cup loom over the tournament given the events unfolding in Minneapolis and across the U.S., heightening calls to boycott the tournament.
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By Joceline Andersen, Assistant Teaching Professor in Communication and English, Thompson Rivers University
Finding a famous face in an unexpected place is strangely thrilling, and cameos in Marty Supreme and other films are part of the art of casting.
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Monday, February 23, 2026
In Geneva, delegates from more than 120 countries gathered on Monday to mark 20 years of the UN Human Rights Council and a shared commitment to international law, amid runaway global instability, wars and resurgent conflict.
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