By Alice Barratt, PhD Candidate, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
Christopher Turbill, Associate Professor, School of Science and the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there lives a small bird with a white back, forked tail and – as we’ve just discovered – a very clever strategy to survive its extreme environment.
The white-backed swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) is a type of passerine – the largest group of birds, comprising 60% of all bird species.
Scientists have long thought these birds incapable of deep torpor – a controlled state of reduced body temperature that saves energy and has been found in many…
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By Claire Henry, Associate Professor in Screen, Flinders University
Michael S. Daubs, Senior Lecturer in Media, Film, and Communication, University of Otago
With a major inquiry into online harms nearing its conclusion, NZ faces a pivotal decision about how boldly it wants to respond.
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By Marshia Akbar, Research Lead on Labour Migration at the CERC Migration and Integration Program, TMU, Toronto Metropolitan University
Devaanshi Khanzode, Quantitative Researcher, CERC Migration, Toronto Metropolitan University
U.S. tariffs disrupted Canada’s manufacturing sector in 2025, but their labour-market effects didn’t impact immigrant and Canadian-born workers the same.
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By Taylor McKee, Assistant Professor, Sport Management, Brock University
While all Olympic athletes are expected to play and perform under pressure, Canada’s historical successes at the Winter Games have created heightened expectations.
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By Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Reggaeton star’s comments on ICE have added to a conservative backlash to NFL’s choice of entertainment. But his appeal in Latin America is seen as a big plus.
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By Minority Africa
“It is due to the stigma that my parents and siblings remain unaware of my HIV history. It’s been three years since the diagnosis, one year since I reached undetectable.”
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By Candice Maenza, Research Project Manager, Associate Director of the Center for Translational Neuromechanics in Rehabilitation, Penn State
Robert Sainburg, Professor of Kinesiology and Neurology, Penn State
Rehabilitation from stroke has traditionally focused on improving the function of the most severely affected arm. But training the other arm might actually lead to more gains.
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By Luba Kassova, PhD Candidate, Researcher and Journalist, University of Westminster
In her acceptance speech for best pop vocal album at the 68th Grammy Awards ceremony last night, Lady Gaga shone a light on the challenges that women face in studios. “It can be hard,” she said. “So, I urge you to always listen to yourself and … fight for your songs, fight for yourself as a producer. Make sure that you are heard, loudly,” she continued, placing the onus on women to take control of the fight for equality in music.
Many well-established and new female superstars were indeed heard loudly last night in the broadcast, which clearly made sure to display gender balance in…
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By Estelle Marks, Assistant Professor in Criminology, University of Sussex; King's College London
Modern crime transcends place and space. From burglary to fraud, crime increasingly crosses local, national and digital borders. England and Wales’ geographically restricted police forces are not well equipped to respond.
This is why the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has announced a significant restructuring of the policing system. The proposals include establishing a National Police Service and merging existing local forces areas into larger regional ones.
Currently,…
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By Adam Smith, Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow
The western US is a geologists’ dream, home to the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, active volcanoes and striking sandstone arches. But one landform simply doesn’t make sense.
Rivers normally flow around barriers. The Danube river, for example, flows between the Alps and the Carpathians, twisting and turning to avoid the mountains.
But in north-western Colorado, one river does the opposite.
The intimidatingly named Gates of Lodore marks the entrance to the 700-metre deep Canyon of…
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