By Rachel Woods, Associate Professor of Medical Education, University of Nottingham; University of Lincoln
If your child suddenly starts picking at meals during a spell of hot weather, it can be unsettling. But a smaller appetite for a few days can be a normal response to heat, particularly if your child is drinking well, has their usual energy and seems otherwise healthy.
Research directly examining heat and appetite in children is limited. Studies in adults, together with experimental research into the biology of appetite, suggest that warmer…
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By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
From referred pain to migraine, here’s what research reveals about the sudden headache that can follow an enthusiastic bite of ice cream.
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By Bálint Üveges, Research Fellow, Centre for Ecological Research; Bangor University
Wolfgang Wüster, Professor of Zoology, Bangor University
In the animal kingdom, any hunt for a meal or encounter with a predator is a matter of life and death. To survive both, animals have evolved a multitude of weapons, of which venoms may be one of the most widespread and effective.
But building a chemical weapon presents an evolutionary dilemma. Should venom be optimised to disarm prey, or to cause rapid pain to deter predators? Our new study suggests that in snakes,…
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By Matthew Powell, Teaching Fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies, University of Portsmouth
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has regularly targeted civilians and civilian infrastructure with missile attacks. The strategy adopted by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his generals is two-fold: to increase the cost of continuing to resist and to erode civilian morale.
The attacks have aimed to disrupt and destroy Ukraine’s military supply…
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By John Gould, Senior Research Assistant in Conservation Biology, University of Newcastle
Fenced-off safe havens and islands free from cats and foxes have given endangered mammals breathing space. But they’re not yet helping many other groups of animals
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By Roy Green, Emeritus Professor of Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
On Thursday, the federal and New South Wales governments jointly announced a deal to bail out the Tomago aluminium smelter, at a cost of A$2.5 billion over ten years.
The smelter is Australia’s largest single user of electricity. Its majority owner, mining giant Rio Tinto, had been warning higher electricity costs may force it to close.
Since coming to power, the federal Labor government has stepped…
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By Alexander Rolfe Best, Lecturer, Sport Business, Edith Cowan University
Girls who are 15 now will be about 21 when Brisbane 2032 rolls around. But many will have walked away from sports by then.
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By Tianyi Ma, Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
It’s okay if a child occasionally chooses one parent over the other. What matters more is whether the child has reliable relationships with both parents.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
How unfortunate that Peter Malinauskas says he is not interested in running for federal politics. This week once again showed the South Australian premier’s class on the policy front when, after a fact-finding visit to the United States, he announced a state royal commission into Artificial Intelligence.
The federal government recently released a (broad) AI policy. But a detailed inquiry into this revolutionary technology, about to change all our lives, will provide an extra degree of community inclusion.
It will give the public insights from experts and stakeholders into…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Firefighters put out a fire after Russian missiles hit a warehouse in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 5, 2026. © 2026 Dan Bashakov/AP Photo (Kyiv, August 13, 2026) – Russia apparently used cluster munitions contained in at least one ballistic missile in an attack on Kyiv early on August 5, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack reportedly killed three people at a sorting center belonging to Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s largest private courier and mail service, and endangered civilians nearby. The strike was part of a wider Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv…
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