By Sun Yee Yip, Lecturer in Teacher Education, Monash University
Australia needs more teachers. It ranks among the worst-performing countries in the OECD for teacher shortages. This is particularly so for public schools.
As of December 2025, there was a reported shortfall of 2,600 teachers…
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By Ettore Camerlenghi, Associate Research Fellow, Avian Behaviour, Deakin University
Ari Martínez, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz
You might go for a walk in the forest to disconnect from work and calm your nerves after a busy week. The chirping and calls of birds in the canopy above might be exactly what allows you to relax.
But what sounds soothing to humans may signal danger to other animals – and trigger fear across the forest.
In our research, published today in Current Biology, we show that when some animals spot a predator they issue a warning cry that is picked up by others and spread through the rainforest canopy. For…
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By Liz Evans, Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania
Iconic 90s bass players Melissa Auf Der Maur (Hole) and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) chronicle a time characterised by messy humanity, low-level trust and delicate egos.
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By Anja Bless, Lecturer in Sustainability and International Relations, University of Technology Sydney
Milena Bojovic, Lecturer in Sustainability and Environment, University of Technology Sydney
Australia produces enough food for 75 million people. But intensifying heat and natural disasters and competition for water are eroding food security.
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By John Nagle, Professor in Sociology, Queen's University Belfast
The majority of Lebanese people distrusts Hezbollah, but the Israeli attacks are driving many in the south back into their fold.
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By John N. Trey Rogers, Professor of Turfgrass Research, Michigan State University
Jackie Lyn A. Guevara, Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Management, Michigan State University
John Sorochan, Professor of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee
Ryan Bearss, Research Assistant in Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
The new playing fields are rolling out in stadiums from Mexico to Canada. Creating the perfect pitch in very different climates requires the right grasses and some creative tricks.
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
A small conference study sparked headlines linking fruit to lung cancer. Here’s why the science tells a very different story.
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By Esther Kettel, Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
England’s last recorded pair of golden eagles lived in the Lake District. After the female died in 2004, the male was left alone for 12 years before his death in 2016.
This marked the end of golden eagles across English skies. Though they have lived on in Scotland, the birds were largely wiped out across England about 150 years ago, with only a few nesting attempts during that time.
However, the UK government recently announced it will support reintroducing…
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By Jonathan R. Goodman, Assistant Research Professor, Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Mariam Rashid, Isaac Newton Trust Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cambridge
Why do we trust the wrong people and doubt the right ones? An experiment in lying reveals some uncomfortable truths.
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By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
Best known as a type 2 diabetes treatment, metformin is also being investigated for its possible effects on PCOS and ageing.
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