By Kat Bolstad, Associate professor, Auckland University of Technology
The first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in its natural habitat shows a delicate and graceful animal – far from the “monster” narrative we see all too often.
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By Anam Bilgrami, Senior Research Fellow, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
Henry Cutler, Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
Both Labor and the Coalition have faced allegations of pork-barrelling this election campaign. But we can make better funding decisions.
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By Kate E. Williams, Professor of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast
Understanding how the brain functions is important for teachers. We surveyed more than 500 early childhood educators about their neuroscience knowledge.
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By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University
Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries of tradition – and superstition.
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By Hannah Thomas, PhD candidate in Environmental Policy, The University of Queensland
Martine Maron, Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
New research found regrowth in Queensland provided valuable habitat after 15 years, on average, with some species benefiting from trees as young as 3 years of age.
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By Christine Feldman-Barrett, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Sociology, Griffith University
Yoko Ono has long been abused as a homewrecker – and worse. A new biography celebrates her joyful positivity in adverse circumstances – and celebrates her as an artist.
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By Albert Zomaya, Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Sydney
The global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump earlier this month shows no signs of ending anytime soon. In recent days, China suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals that are vital ingredients in everything from electric cars and drones to the semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence (AI) servers.
Around the same time, Trump also indicated he would soon impose new tariffs…
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By Olivia Losbar
This system of mutual aid [forges] social bonds while ensuring food autonomy, [and] has been a response to crises – climatic, economic or social.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on African Descent in New York said on Tuesday.
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By Hossein Zarei, Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Aston University
The two blast furnaces at British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant in England are the last of their kind in the UK. The UK steel industry was once a world leader, powering the industrial revolution. But these days it is in crisis.
The Chinese owner of the plant, Jingye Group, stopped ordering the raw materials needed for steel production and recently announced the furnaces would close down for good. Around 2,700…
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