By Konstantine Panegyres, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia
The Roman emperor Julian (332–363 CE) called bread the food that “among us is thought to be the most nourishing”.
Bread and other cereal-based foods were indeed central to ancient Mediterranean diets. This was supplemented by pulses, oil, wine and whatever seasonal produce people could obtain.
This is not quite the “Mediterranean…
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By Mia Cobb, Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne
Think your dog can tell when you’re angry rather than sad? New research inside dogs’ brains suggests the answer might be more complicated than you think.
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By Mridula Nath Chakraborty, Senior Lecturer, Literary and Cultural Studies, Monash University
In 2022, Tomb of Sand became the first work of Indian literature to win the International Booker Prize. Written in Hindi by Geetanjali Shree and translated by Daisy Rockwell, the novel is Shree’s magnum opus and the pinnacle of a distinguished literary career.
Indian writers have previously won the Booker Prize, which is restricted to works written in English: Salman Rushdie (1981), Arundhati Roy (1997), Kiran Desai (2006) and Aravind Adiga (2008). But English is spoken by
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A Vietnamese policeman stands besides an armored vehicle at an exhibition of police equipment in Hanoi, July 20, 2022. © 2022 Nhac Nguyen/Getty Images (Bangkok) – Vietnamese authorities should reject proposed revisions to the penal code that violate basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should instead amend the law to comply with international human rights standards.Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security submitted the draft code to the National Assembly for review during the session from August 3 to 24, 2026, with the expectation that the…
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By Feinuo Sun, Assistant Professor of Demographics, Sociology and Population Health, University of Texas at Arlington
Chronic pain can make it hard to walk, carry groceries or sleep through the night. A new study finds that extreme temperatures are linked to that kind of pain.
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By John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Academic Program Co-ordinator, Supply Network and Aviation Management, McGill University
Canada’s approach to airline strikes pits the need for reliable air travel against the constitutionally protected right to strike. Other countries show there is a workable middle ground.
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By Afzal Azeem Chowdhary, Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Swinburne University of Technology
In Australia’s first census in 1911, only 0.4% of us said we had ‘no religion’. Now, ‘no religion’ is Australia’s biggest religious affiliation.
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By Jason M. Lodge, Director of the Learning, Instruction & Technology Lab and Professor of Educational Psychology, School of Education, The University of Queensland
There is no comprehensive national data on how much time an Australian child spends on a device at school. The rules are just as patchy.
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By Deborah Glass, Adjunct Professor of Law, Monash University
Successive reports from integrity bodies have found the Labor government acted improperly across a range of issues over the years. It’s time that changed.
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By Lauren Rickards, Professor of Climate Change Adaptation, La Trobe University
Hartmut Fünfgeld, Associate Professor, Sustainability and Urban Planning, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
Magnus Moglia, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science, La Trobe University
Wildfire, drought and heat have made climate change impossible to avoid this northern summer. But will authorities tackle the cause – or the symptoms?
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