By Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
American athletes and officials may get a frosty reception as US-Europe tensions bubble away ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
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By Susan Luckman, Professor of Culture and Creative Industries, Adelaide University
Michelle Phillipov, Associate Professor in Media, Adelaide University
Despite being on lower incomes, younger people were generally willing to pay more to buy local for environmental reasons or to support better conditions for workers.
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By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
Instagram is one of Australia’s most popular social media platforms. Almost two in three Aussies have an account.
Ushering in 2026 and what he calls “synthetic everything” on our feeds, Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri has signalled the platform will likely adjust its algorithms to surface more original content instead of AI…
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By Wanning Sun, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
China’s economic growth didn’t benefit Hu Anyan – but his exceptional literary talent did. His book about struggling to survive as a gig worker is a worldwide hit.
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By Emily McIntyre, PhD candidate in Ecology, The University of Melbourne
Craig Nitschke, Professor in Forest and Landscape Dynamics, The University of Melbourne
Think truffles and you’ll probably think of France. But Australia is actually a global hotspot for truffle-like fungi, boasting hundreds of different species. Like culinary truffles, these truffle-like fungi produce underground sporing bodies rather than send up mushrooms.
Living underground has its challenges. Fungi which form mushrooms above ground can easily disperse their spores (the fungal equivalent to a plant’s seed) on the wind. But truffle-like fungi can’t do this. Instead, they rely on native mammals to follow…
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By Emlyn Dodd, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London; Macquarie University
New research suggests olive trees have been exploited for more than 6,000 years. The first Italian olive oil was produced perhaps 4,000 years ago.
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Tuesday, February 3rd 2026
A fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight across Ukraine injured several people and left thousands “without heat in the heart of winter,” the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Tuesday.
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By Catherine Baillie Abidi, Associate Professor, Child & Youth Study, Mount Saint Vincent University
Izabela Steflja, Associate Professor, Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University
Kirsten J. Fisher, Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan
Myriam Denov, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Children, Families and Armed Conflict, McGill University
Violence against children is a global crisis. States must take urgent action to prevent it or the cost will continue to impact communities around the world.
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By Alicia M. Battaglia, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Batteries are typically held together by chemicals that don’t easily degrade. However, some marine animals have evolved remarkable natural ways to attach themselves to wet, slippery surfaces.
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By Mallory Terry, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Science, McMaster University
Some of the most decisive moments in sport hinge on how athletes perceive, process and act on information in a matter of milliseconds.
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