By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
Amid global turmoil and with two weeks of the election campaign done, Labor is enjoying a bump in the polls.
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By John Calabrese, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Middle East Institute, American University
Chinese researchers have unveiled a new deep-sea tool capable of cutting through the world’s most secure subsea cables − and it has many in the West feeling a little jittery.
The development, first…
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By Adam Kepecs, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis
A cruel consequence of advanced cancer is the profound apathy many patients experience as they lose interest in once-cherished activities. This symptom is part of a syndrome called cachexia, which affects about 80% of late-stage cancer patients, leading to severe muscle wasting and weight loss that leave patients bone thin despite adequate nutrition.
This loss of motivation doesn’t just deepen patients’ suffering, it isolates them from family and friends. Because patients
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By Jack Brand, Researcher in Behavioural and Movement Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Michael Bertram, Assistant Professor in Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Guest Researcher, Stockholm University
“Out of sight, out of mind” is how we often treat what is flushed down our toilets. But the drugs we take, from anxiety medications to antibiotics, don’t simply vanish after leaving our bodies. Many are not fully removed by wastewater treatment systems and end up in rivers, lakes and streams, where they can linger and affect wildlife in unexpected ways.
In our new study, we investigated how a sedative called clobazam, commonly prescribed for sleep and anxiety disorders, influences the migration of juvenile…
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By Melise Panetta, Lecturer of Marketing in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University
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By Emine Fidan Elcioglu, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto
For some children of immigrants, voting Conservative isn’t a contradiction — it’s a strategy for being seen as fully Canadian.
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By Dan Woodman, TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology, The University of Melbourne
Gen Z and Millennials will outnumber Boomer voters at the election. Does that mean we will see policies to close the growing wealth divide between the generations?
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By Brett Mitchell, Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, University of Newcastle
Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
A new study has found improving cleaning practices in hospital could make a big difference. Here’s what the researchers did.
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By Carol Lefevre, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of English and Creative Writing, University of Adelaide
As cost-of-living soars, wars rage and stock markets fluctuate, we could all use a respite. The natural world has been proven to have a healing effect.
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By Ben Egliston, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
Taylor Hardwick, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
Tianyi Zhangshao, PhD Candidate, Sydney Games and Play Lab, University of Sydney
We saw Sony adjust prices for the PS5 mid-generation in response to production costs. So there’s no reason to assume the Switch 2 price will remain static.
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