By Simone Marino, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Education; Adjunct Research Fellow, Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab, Edith Cowan University
Every Friday morning in a community hall near Fremantle, something quietly extraordinary happens.
Chairs are arranged in a rough semicircle. Someone has brought a tray of biscotti from a recipe carried, unchanged, from Vasto, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. An organetto, a small button accordion common in southern Italian folk music, opens with a tarantella, a fast and joyful southern Italian dance tune. Before the first verse has ended, a dozen voices have joined. Some are strong. Some waver. All are unmistakably present.
Later, with the strumming of a guitar, the group…
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By Janne Torkkola, PhD Student, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
A new study finds the incredible diversity of lizards in Australia relates to a major upheaval in the continent’s climate more than 20 million years ago.
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By Jen Webb, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
The six books on this year’s Stella shortlist range widely, including graphic novels, poetry, novels and memoir. But they have one thing in common: excellence.
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By Noelia Calvo, Research Associate, Neuroscience, University of Toronto
Why do some people maintain good memories and have healthy brains even as they age?
Research that my colleagues and I recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, explored the effects and interactions of social, linguistic and endocrinological factors on cognitive health.
With Canada’s aging population, the question of brain health…
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By Jemma Geoghegan, Professor and Webster Family Chair in Viral Pathogenesis, University of Otago
Janelle Wierenga, Head of Wildlife Management and Research Fellow, University of Otago
Joseph Guhlin, Postdoctoral Researcher with Genomics Aotearoa, University of Otago
Peter Dearden, Professor and Director of Genomics Aotearoa, University of Otago
Researchers found the endangered yellow-eyed penguin is made up of three distinct subspecies, with the mainland lineage at greatest risk.
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By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
Can a short multiple-choice test encourage new citizens to connect with a sense of national identity, or does it risk oversimplifying complex, contested ideas?
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By Amnesty International
The US government is breaching international human rights standards by moving ahead with a series of new lithium mines across Nevada without the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of affected Indigenous Peoples, threatening their culture, health, water and environment, Amnesty International said in a new research briefing out today. As global demand for lithium […] The post USA: Boom in lithium mining across Nevada is violating the rights of Indigenous Peoples appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Northeastern Nevada, historically, is a gold mining area. I was a kid in the 1980s when I first noticed a gold boom in Elko. The gold mines are about 20 to 30 miles away. Since then, a lot of people have come into town and the town itself has grown. We didn’t have a Walmart, […] The post Fermina Stevens: “We want to protect our Indigenous land in Nevada from the dangerous impact of lithium mining” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michele Ramsay, Director of the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Professor in the Division of Human Genetics, University of the Witwatersrand
Ananyo Choudhury, Reader at the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the Witwatersrand
Most genetic studies focus on people from European ancestry. But Africa has the richest diversity and must be included in genetic databases.
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By Romaric Armel Mouafo Tchinda, Post-doctoral Researcher in the Biology department, Université de Sherbrooke
Aaron I. Plex Sulá, PhD Candidate, University of Florida
Jacobo Robledo Buritica, Plant Pathologist and PhD Candidate, University of Florida
Karen Garrett, Preeminent Professor in the Plant Pathology Department, Global Food Systems Institute and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida
Figuring out how climate change will cause plant disease and pests to spread across Africa’s Great Lakes farms is critical for future food supplies.
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