By Sarah Diepstraten, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer Division, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
John (Eddie) La Marca, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025.
Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, change what they do and cause a cancer?
Where do these “cancer genes” come from? And are they ticking time bombs?
Cancer is caused by DNA mutations
DNA is called the “instructions for life”, but what does it do? Your cells can…
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By Micah Goldwater, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
Do you dry your hair before going out to avoid catching a cold? That’s even if you know viruses are the real cause? Here’s what’s going on.
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By Kath Albury, Professor of Media and Communication and Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
Gay and bisexual people in Australia are being targeted in violent attacks facilitated through dating and social media apps.
A recent investigation by the ABC revealed several hate crimes involving Islamic State sympathisers bashing gay and bisexual boys in Sydney, including some they had met on Wizz, which markets itself as an app for connecting young people, including minors.
This…
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By Arup George, Research Manager, UNSW Sydney
The new agreement gives Australia and India a chance to become much needed AI chip material suppliers – and an alternative to China.
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By Ann McCormack, Conjoint Associate Professor in Endocrinology, UNSW Sydney
Cortisol spikes are not something you need to fear. In fact, cortisol rhythms – which involve some ups and some downs – are essential to staying well.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Displaced families from El Fasher at a displacement camp where they sought refuge from fighting between government forces and the Rapid Support Forces, in Tawila, Darfur region, Sudan, October 1, 2025. © 2025 NRC via AP Photo (Nairobi) – The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), one of Sudan’s two main warring parties, targeted, abused, and killed people with disabilities during and after their October 26, 2025, takeover of El Fasher, North Darfur’s capital, Human Rights Watch said today.The Rapid Support Forces singled out people because of their disabilities, accused people…
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By Barbara Barbosa Neves, Senior Horizon Fellow, AI and Ageing, University of Sydney
Alexandra Sanders, Sociology Research Assistant, University of Sydney; Monash University
Geoffrey Mead, Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
Australia’s Royal Commission into Aged Care found a broken system. Now, technology companies are promising artificial intelligence (AI) will fix everything, from staff shortages to older people’s loneliness.
This is known as agetech, an industry projected to reach a global value of A$170 billion by 2030. But its promised “fixes” obscure what is actually breaking aged care.
In our new study,
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By Jonathan Tonkin, Professor of Ecology and Rutherford Discovery Fellow, University of Canterbury
Julian D. Olden, Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Julian Merder, Postdoctoral Fellow in Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury
Julia Talbot-Jones, Senior Lecturer | School of Government, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Thibault Datry, Directeur de Recherche, Inrae
Rivers support billions of people but are among the least protected parts of nature. A major review shows what needs to be done as climate change accelerates.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on 24 February 2022 shattered the peaceful aspirations of an entire continent, but war must never be the new normal, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The National Assembly building in Luanda, Angola, February 13, 2013. © 2013 FrankvandenBergh/Getty Images (Johannesburg) – A bill passed by Angola’s parliament on January 22, 2026, to regulate nongovernmental organizations would significantly expand government control over civil society and undermine fundamental freedoms, Human Rights Watch said today. President João Lourenço should not sign the bill into law but return it to parliament for revisions that ensure compliance with Angola’s international human rights obligations.The draft Law on the Statute…
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